Valuing On-Farm Heir’s Sweat Equity Is Complicated: Agreements Can Fairly Compensate On-Farm Heirs
| dc.contributor.author | Grahame, Mason | |
| dc.contributor.author | Johnson, Dale | |
| dc.contributor.author | Onumajuru, Catherine | |
| dc.contributor.author | Goeringer, Paul | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-20T11:55:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-20T11:55:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Determining the value of sweat equity can be both challenging and controversial for farm families. Sweat equity arises as an issue when an on-farm heir receives payment at below market rate, and the farm business grows in size due to an on-farm heir’s below-market labors. Land in the farm may also appreciate in value due to the work of the on-farm heir. It is important to note that the best solution for handling sweat equity is to agree early on to pay the on-farm heir at a market rate. Handling sweat equity early on may necessitate the on-farm heir also working off the farm for additional income if the farm cannot support an additional person fulltime. It is important to discuss the farm succession plan and limit the possibility of sweat equity claims at an early stage of farm expansion. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2015-49200-24225 from the Northeast Risk Management Education Center. | en_US |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.13016/M2CZ32846 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/21455 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics | |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Digital Repository at the University of Maryland | |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | University of Maryland (College Park, Md) | |
| dc.subject | sweat equity | en_US |
| dc.subject | farm succession | en_US |
| dc.subject | estate planning | en_US |
| dc.subject | agricultural law | en_US |
| dc.title | Valuing On-Farm Heir’s Sweat Equity Is Complicated: Agreements Can Fairly Compensate On-Farm Heirs | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |