Senate Snuck A Tax Break For Subsidy Farmers Into Tax Cuts And Jobs Act
But where is the break for subsidy farmers? In adding 461(l), the Act suspends 461(j). Section 469(j) was a hoop that is between at-risk and passive activities, that I ignored in my original analysis. I could say that I ignored it, because it is not generally applicable, but that would be lying. I ignored it because it was not something I knew about. Not a lot of amber waves of grain in Central Massachusetts. Anyway if you are getting any of a variety of agricultural subsidies that our hardy self-reliant farmers might get and like old Calhoun there still manage to lose money farming, 461(j) limits your loss and kicks it into the next year in a manner similar to 469.
The threshold is the greater of $300,000 or the aggregate net farming profits in the last five years. Under 461(j), Calhoun in both of the scenarios above would have $700,000 of his farm loss suspended. So being subject to 461(l) is a somewhat better deal for the salaried Calhoun and a home run for the one with the dealerships.
20% Deduction – Let The Games Begin
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