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Section 2032(a) Actual Use Land Valuation explained

Nov 6, 2023
Nov 6, 2023

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Dear Michael: We grew up on a farm on the outskirts of Bismarck – more than five miles out of town on the north side. I worked with my dad, and he said Bismarck would never get close to the farm. Now I have been working with my son, and the developments are now only two miles away from my farm.

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