A-5 INSTRUCTIONS
Version 1.3 02/2020
MUNICIPALITY LAND USE CHANGE TAX BILL
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION
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A-5
FORM
INSTRUCTIONS
LINE-BY-LINE INSTRUCTIONS
The Municipal Assessing Officials shall complete Steps 1 through 6. Steps 7 and 8 shall be completed by the
Municipal Tax Collector.
STEP 1
Indicate whether the property owner or the right-of-way responsible party will be assessed the tax. Provide the names and address
of the party to whom the tax is being assessed.
STEP 2
(a) If assessed to the right-of-way responsible party, list the name of the parcel landowner on which the change occurred.
(b) Provide the parcel street location, municipality, and country on which the change in use occurred.
(c) Provide the total acres of the parcel, tax map and lot number, and most recent deed reference for the parcel.
(d) Indicate whether a portion of the parcel or the entire parcel is being released, or that it is a right-of-way change.
STEP 3
(a) Provide the name of the property owner(s) that originally enrolled the land into current use including the registry of deeds book
and page recording the reference.
(b) Enter the total acres originally enrolled in current use.
(c) Enter the total acres previously released since the original enrollment into current use.
(d) Enter the number of acres subject to the Land Use Change Tax for this assessment.
(e) Enter the number of acres remaining in current use, Step 3(b) minus Step 3(c) minus Step 3 (d).
STEP 4
(a) Provide the description of the land disqualification.
(b) Provide the actual date of the event that disqualified the land in the following format: MM/DD/YYYY.
(c) Provide the full and true market value of the land at the time of change in use.
(d) Calculate the Land Use Change Tax by multiplying the full and true market value of the land by 10% (.10).
STEP 5
Signature of a majority of the Municipal Assessing Officials and date of signature indicates approval.
STEP 6
(a) Provide the name and address of the party to whom the tax is to be billed.
(b) Provide the actual date of the event that disqualified the land in Step 4(b) in the following format: MM/DD/YYYY.
(c) Enter the date of the Land Use Change Tax Notice.
(d) Enter the full and true market value at the time of change in use as indicated in Step 4(c).
(e) Enter the Land Use Change Tax owed as calculated on page 2, Step 4(d).
STEP 7
(a) Enter the name of the municipality to which the checks are to be made payable. This should be the municipality in which the
parcel of land is located.
(b) Enter the name of the Municipal Tax Collector and the applicable mailing address to which payments should be remitted.
(c) Enter the Municipal Tax Collector's physical office location.
(d) Enter the Municipal Tax Collector's hours of operation.
(e) If the Land Use Change Tax is being billed to the right-of-way responsible party, it is exempt from recording and the box should
be checked "Yes". If the Land Use Change Tax is being billed to the property owner, it is not exempt and the box should be checked
"No".
(f) Enter the applicable county registry of deeds recording and filing fee for the recording of the lien release. Indicate to whom the
recording fee check should be made payable.
(g) Enter the final date that the taxpayer has to pay the bill to avoid late payment penalties.
STEP 8
The Municipal Tax Collector shall sign and date the form when the tax is paid, and if applicable, the Municipal Tax Collector shall
remit the original signed Form A-5 with the recording fee to the appropriate County Registry of Deeds. Copies of the paid, and if
applicable the recorded, Form A-5 shall be provided to the Municipal Assessing Officials for their record.