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Yes, below please find Turbotax Guide on Farming. f you earn a living as a self-employed farmer, you may need to include a Schedule F attachment with your tax return to report your profit or loss for the year. The Internal Revenue Service defines “farmer” in a very broad sense—whether you grow crops, raise livestock, breed fish or operate a ranch.
You can deduct the costs you incur that are an ordinary and necessary expense of farming on Schedule F to reduce the profit—or increase the loss—on which you'll owe taxes. Some of the expenses that farmers commonly deduct cover the cost of livestock and feed, seeds, fertilizer, wages paid to employees, interest paid during the year on farm-related loans, depreciation to recover a portion of equipment costs, utilities, and insurance premiums.
For tax purposes, there are six general categories of non-real estate assets. Each has a designated number of years over which assets in that category can be depreciated. Here are the most common ones:
- Three-year property (including tractors, certain manufacturing tools, and some livestock)
- Five-year property (including computers, office equipment, cars, light trucks, and assets used in construction)
- Seven-year property (including office furniture, appliances, and property that hasn't been placed in another category)
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For Guidance on Depreciation see the link below:
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