MOSES LAKE — Grant County is currently revamping how it assesses and taxes farmland.
But redoing the process is not likely to make it any less complex.
“It’s a very complex system, but we have complex agriculture here,” Grant County Assessor Melissa McKnight said.
And it’s something counties are entirely responsible for.
According to Cindy Boswell, a supervisor with the state Department of Revenue, land in Washington is supposed to be assessed at 100 percent of market value. However, some land in the state, such as farmland, open space, and timberland, is eligible to be taxed at “current use,” which means what the land is used for, how much income it generates, and what it costs to maintain it.