Ag Policy
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act
A bill was signed into law last week that may affect all farmers with employees. We provide the specifics.
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Same Ag Loan – Different Cycle
The FDIC is cautioning Ag Bankers regarding ag loans in 2020 and we go over who qualifies as a farmer for income tax purposes.
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What is a Farmer’s Tax Return Due Date?
A reader asks about the Farmer tax return due date.
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Surprise! – IRS Guidance is Lacking
We have conflicting guidance from tax software vendors on how to handle a deduction. We need guidance from the IRS to know which method is correct.
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Why is Farm Debt Up if Net Income is Up too?
Agricultural Economic Insights latest blog post dug into Farm Debt and its historical trends.
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Interpreting Form 1099-PATR
Form 1099-PATR has a new box 7 this year. We go over what it means.
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Impacts to Cooperatives
The Budget Bill passed last month has some provisions that will affect cooperatives.
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Key Points of Phase I of the Trade Deal
The US and China have reached a Phase I trade deal. We recap some of the pertinent details.
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2020 AICPA Ag Conference
The AICPA Ag Conference will be held July 13-15 in Las Vegas. Please plan on attending.
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Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty
An article in Crop Life indicated that times may be tougher for farmers. We still view the glass as being half-full.