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Property Taxes: Farmers Must Plan Carefully to Keep Agricultural Homestead

With the first half of real estate taxes recently being paid, most of us probably took a good look at our property tax statements. For farmers, the Agricultural Homestead classification represents significant tax savings. There are a number of ways t… Read More
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Categories: Farm
Charitable Remainder Trus…

Charitable Remainder Trusts Can Help Retiring Farmers

One of the most common situations facing retiring farmers is a looming income tax burden. From year to year, farmers are buying seed, fertilizer, and other inputs for next year’s operations while also deducting machinery and equipment. In the last… Read More
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Categories: Estate Planning

Farm Equipment Repair Tax

Effective July 1, 2013, Minnesota farmers have started seeing bigger equipment repair bills. As part of the new tax legislation that was adopted this May, labor for repairs and maintenance of farm equipment is taxable. However, the replacement parts… Read More
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Categories: Farm