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Yes.

It is subject to the same property tax as any other land.

But you probably wanted to know about income taxes.

When you sell something like land, the difference between the sale price and your adjusted basis is a capital gain or capital loss. Capital gain is taxable, subject to certain exclusions such as the $250,000 (or $500,000 for joint filers) exclusion for a principle residence that you owned and resided in for two of the last five years. "Basis" is the amount you paid for the property plus certain costs like capital improvements.

When someone dies, the basis of his property receives a "step up" (or, in this economic climate, possibly a "step down") in basis. The basis is adjusted to the fair market value of the property on the date of death (or alternate valuation date if elected by the executor of the estate). The difference between the new basis and the sale price becomes a capital gain (or loss) and is taxable.

For example, let's say Uncle Bill buys a plot of land for $1000. When he dies, he leaves the land to you. On the date of death, the land was worth $5000. Later, you sell it for $6000. Your capital gain is $6000 - $5000 = $1000. You pay taxes on the $1000 capital gain.

Another example: Same as above, but the value of the land dropped to $500 on the date of his death. You sell it for $6000 a few years later. You have a capital gain of $6000 - $500 = $5500. You pay tax on $5500.

For this reason, it is very important to get an appraisal of the value of the land as soon as you can after the former owner dies. Many people inherit joint property or otherwise inherit property without a formal probate proceeding and have no idea what it is worth. Years later when they want to sell, they face the difficult and very expensive task of trying to get a retroactive appraisal for property for a date in the distant past. Get a copy of the appraisal records for the property and keep it until after you have sold.

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