Resources for Taxes for Agricultural Enterprises Course

Agricultural Income Tax Issues - Record Keeping

Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov

Internal Revenue Service Agriculture Related www.irs.gov/businesses/small/farmers/index.html
Web site containing tax tips, tax laws and regulations for agriculture, general small business information, and many other links and articles.

Internal Revenue Service Forms www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html
Web site to download or view online IRS forms and publications. May also order forms from the IRS, get instructions for various forms, etc.

Arizona Department of Revenue www.azdor.gov/

Colorado Department of Revenue www.revenue.state.co.us/TPS_Dir/home.asp

Idaho Department of Revenue www.tax.idaho.gov/

Montana Department of Revenue mt.gov/revenue/

Nebraska Department of Revenue www.revenue.state.ne.us/

New Mexico Department of Revenue www.state.nm.us/tax/

North Dakota Department of Revenue nd.gov/tax/

South Dakota Department of Revenue www.state.sd.us/drr2/revenue.html

Utah Department of Revenue www.tax.utah.gov/business/resources.html

Wyoming Department of Revenue www.revenue.state.wy.us/

 

RightRisk www.rightrisk.org
RightRisk providing information about risk management.

Western Risk Management Library agecon.uwyo.edu/RiskMgt/
Web site of the Western Risk Management Library providing a myriad articles, presentations, and links pertaining to risks faced by farmers and ranchers.

US Tax Court Us Tax Court

20 Factors
Article details twenty factors helping determine whether a person is considered an employee or independent contractor.

Tax Forms

Publication 225 (for 2005 tax year)
IRS publication Farmer's Tax Guide, which provides information and guidelines about agriculturally related tax information.

Publication 51 (for 2006 tax year)
IRS publication Agricultural Employer's Tax Guide provides information withholding tables for employees working in agriculture.

Publication 463 (for 2005 tax year)
IRS publication which provides information about travel, entertainment, gifts, and car expenses.

Publication 587 (for 2005 tax year)
IRS publication provides information about the business use of your home.

Publication 946 (for 2005 tax year)
IRS publication which explains how to depreciate property. Provides information about MACRS, section 179 deductions, and listed property.

Schedule F (for 2005 tax year)
IRS form for calculating profits or losses from farming.

Schedule F Instructions (for 2005 tax year)
Instructions for completing the Schedule F, Form 1040 for the 2005 tax year.

Form SE (for 2005 tax year)
IRS form used to calculate self-employment taxes.

Form 4562 (for 2005 tax year)
IRS form used to calculated depreciation deductions for business assets.

Form 4562 Instructions (for 2005 tax year)
Instructions for completing Form 4562.

Form 4797 (for 2005 tax year)
IRS form for calculating gains from sales of business property. This form is also used for calculating gains or losses associated with involuntary conversions and recapture amounts under section 179.

Form 1099-MISC (copy B only) (for 2005 tax year)
An example of the form used to inform recipients of certain business payments.

Form 1099-MISC Instructions (for 2005 tax year)
Instructions for completing Form 1099-MISC

2005 U.S. Master Tax Guide (book published by CCH Incorporated)
This book explains tax rules, restrictions, and requirements in an easy to use format. A new edition of the book is published for each tax year.

Similar books are published by other companies

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