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Nine Tax Tips for Farmers and Ranchers

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For farmers and ranchers, tax advice and issues are going to be exclusive to their work. If you own a farm or ranch, here are nine tax tips to follow to limit tax liability and prepare for 2016. To learn more please visit our website: http://www.reliancetaxgroup.com/ You can also follow us on : Twitter: https://twitter.com/Reliance_Tax Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RelianceTaxGroup

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Nine Tax Tips for Farmers and Ranchers
Crop Insurance Insurance payments from crop damage count as income. Generally, you should report these payments when you prepare your tax return.
Sale of items purchased for resale If you sold livestock or items that you bought for resale, you must report the sale. Your profit or loss is the difference between your selling price and your basis in the item. Basis is the cost of the item. It may also include other expenses like sales tax and freight.
Weather-Related Sales If you were forced to sell more livestock than you normally would due to weather events such as a drought or flood, you may defer tax on the gain from the sale of the additional animals.
Farm Expenses Farmers can deduct ordinary and necessary expenses made for their business.
Employee Wages You can deduct wages you paid to your farms full- and part-time workers. You must withhold Social Security, Medicare and income tax from their wages.
Net Operating Losses If your expenses are greater than your income for the year, you may have a net operating loss. You can carry that loss over to other years and to take the deduction. You may get a refund of part or all of the income tax you paid in prior years. Also, you may be able to lower your tax in future years.
Loan Repayment You can only deduct the interest you paid on a loan which is used for your farming business. You cant deduct interest you paid on a personal loan.
Farm Income Averaging You may be able to average some or all of the current year's farm income by spreading it out over the past three years. This may cut your taxes if your farm income is high in the current year and lower in the previous years.
Tax Credit or Refund You may be able to claim a tax credit or refund of excise taxes you paid on fuel used for farming purposes.
To Learn More Please Visit www.reliancetaxgroup.com Or Give Us a Call at: (877) 597-0153 Citation: Ten Key Tax Tips for Farmers and Ranchers IRS Tax Tip 2016-15, February 8, 2016 https://www.irs.gov/uac/Ten-Key-Tax-Tips-for- Farmers-and-Ranchers

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Nine Tax Tips for Farmers and Ranchers

  • 1. Nine Tax Tips for Farmers and Ranchers
  • 2. Crop Insurance Insurance payments from crop damage count as income. Generally, you should report these payments when you prepare your tax return.
  • 3. Sale of items purchased for resale If you sold livestock or items that you bought for resale, you must report the sale. Your profit or loss is the difference between your selling price and your basis in the item. Basis is the cost of the item. It may also include other expenses like sales tax and freight.
  • 4. Weather-Related Sales If you were forced to sell more livestock than you normally would due to weather events such as a drought or flood, you may defer tax on the gain from the sale of the additional animals.
  • 5. Farm Expenses Farmers can deduct ordinary and necessary expenses made for their business.
  • 6. Employee Wages You can deduct wages you paid to your farms full- and part-time workers. You must withhold Social Security, Medicare and income tax from their wages.
  • 7. Net Operating Losses If your expenses are greater than your income for the year, you may have a net operating loss. You can carry that loss over to other years and to take the deduction. You may get a refund of part or all of the income tax you paid in prior years. Also, you may be able to lower your tax in future years.
  • 8. Loan Repayment You can only deduct the interest you paid on a loan which is used for your farming business. You cant deduct interest you paid on a personal loan.
  • 9. Farm Income Averaging You may be able to average some or all of the current year's farm income by spreading it out over the past three years. This may cut your taxes if your farm income is high in the current year and lower in the previous years.
  • 10. Tax Credit or Refund You may be able to claim a tax credit or refund of excise taxes you paid on fuel used for farming purposes.
  • 11. To Learn More Please Visit www.reliancetaxgroup.com Or Give Us a Call at: (877) 597-0153 Citation: Ten Key Tax Tips for Farmers and Ranchers IRS Tax Tip 2016-15, February 8, 2016 https://www.irs.gov/uac/Ten-Key-Tax-Tips-for- Farmers-and-Ranchers