Farm Taxes
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Should I File By March 1?
Most farmers usually file their income tax return by March 1 of each year. If a farmer files AND pays their tax in full by that date, they are not required to make any estimated taxes for the year. If they do not file by March 1, then they are required to make one estimated […]
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Loss Limitation Eliminated?
For years beginning after 2009, farmers who received any direct or counter-cyclical payments from the USDA (under Title I of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008), any payment elected to be received in lieu of such payment, or any CCC loan, are limited in the amount of otherwise deductible Schedule F farming loss. […]
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It’s Official
President Obama signed the Tax Extenders Bill yesterday and now farmers can go out and buy as much equipment as they want before year-end to take full advantage of Section 179 for 2014. I have a feeling there may be a fair amount of “phantom” equipment bought between now and the end of the year. […]
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Senate Passes Tax Extender Bill 76-16
It is now final (other than the President signing it which he will). This gives farmers about two weeks to make purchases of equipment to take full advantage of Section 179, bonus depreciation and other business tax extenders. I just finished the last tax school in Ames, Iowa today. Over 300 in attendance with another […]
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Wednesday Optimistic – Thursday Pessimistic
The Hill is reporting that progress was made by the Senate yesterday in getting several nominees confirmed. These confirmations do take time and the estimated day of final passage of the Tax Extender Bill is either late Wednesday or sometime on Thursday. “Senators will vote to end debate and confirm Sarah Saldaña, Obama’s nominee to […]
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Tax Extender Bill Could Pass Today
The Hill (a site that tracks Congress and the President) is reporting that Senator Reid is trying to get the Senate to finish all of their remaining work today and go home for the holidays. However, there is always at least one Senator that likes to gum up the works. The Senate will begin voting […]
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Does Budget Bill Fiasco Spell Doom of Tax Extender Bill
Based on the experience with the House yesterday in passing the 2015 Budget Bill, it would not surprise me if Congress now punts the Tax Extender Bill completely to 2015. I still firmly believe that there is enough votes in the Senate to get the bill passed, however, based on certain stubborn Senators on both the […]
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IRS Announces 2015 Standard Mileage Rates
The IRS has announced the 2015 standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical and moving purposes. The 2015 rates are: 57.5 cents per mile for business miles driven, up from 56 cents in 2014. 22 cents of this amount is considered depreciation for basis reduction […]
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Tax Extender Bill May Be Punted to Weekend
Anytime you deal with Congress passing legislation you have to become accustomed to possible delays. Earlier our expectations were that the Tax Extender Bill including Section 179 at $500,000 would be passed yesterday. However, Congress is also dealing with a major spending bill which is more important than the tax bill. Therefore, there is a […]
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Watch Your Crop Insurance Form 1099s This Year
As we have previously noted several times, there will be lots of crop insurance claims paid out this year. A form 1099 will be issued by the crop insurance company for these claims. The form 1099 will report the gross amount of crop insurance “paid” to the farmer, however, in many cases, this will not […]