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Senile_Texas_Aggie

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What a difference a drop of 10 degrees F makes! We have been working on clearing out the overgrowth and excess trees around the pond every morning. Until yesterday morning, the most we both could work was 1-2 hours before we were wiped out from the heat and humidity (what most of you folks do before breakfast, I am sure). But yesterday it was 10 degrees cooler in the morning and lower humidity, so we managed to put in 5 hours before quitting around 1:30 PM. It helped that I finally bought some chains that I plan to use to anchor the tractor to the trailer later this month when I take it to have a grapple installed. The tractor and the chains made easy work of dragging the trees from off the dam down to the brush piles. So all that we lack now is moving a few small brush piles off the dam, and then, once I get the grapple installed, moving all of the cleared brush from around the pond into one giant brush pile to burn! Woohoo!

Now, I need help on a topic (one of many, in fact) that I know so many of you already know about: with only a little over 4 months left in the year, I need to learn as much as I can about filing federal taxes with farm income and loss, such as including as either expenses or as depreciating assets the different pieces of equipment I have bought to help around the farm (tractor, trailer, JD Gator, chainsaw, etc.). What would you folks recommend I read to prepare for filing taxes?

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I'm sure someone will offer some insight but I don't have it. Our CPA has a reasonable fee to work up our taxes but we provide all expenses into categories including mileage to purchase items for the farm so she just has to transfer the numbers. She maintains ongoing depreciation for items already purchased and we provide any costs involved on any purchases she doesn't already have.
 

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What Mike said.
It can be pretty daunting to do farm taxes yourself and I don't try to do it myself.
Just keep every receipt, get a GOOD filing system set up with plenty of notations regarding what for and why. (a shoebox is not a filing system....nor is the dash or console of your pickup truck)

I do not and probably will not have a BYH 'journal'.
 

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Missing or hidden farm journals.

I am compiling a list of the farm journals for several members of BYH and have been unable to locate such journals for the following members (listed in no particular order). Could anyone tell me where to find these journals, if they exist?

+ @frustratedearthmother

I don't have a real journal on this site... I'm "hiding" it on the sister site SufficientSelf.com
https://www.sufficientself.com/threads/frustratedearthmothers-journaling-journey.12713/

I'm waiting for the awards to start rolling in because it is SOOO exciting, lol. NOT...

I do have a bit of a journal here that chronicles the journey of acquiring a new LGD, Cowboy. He's an Anatolian Shepherd and livestock guardian extraordinaire! And, a bit of a rebel/clown/migraine inducer! His journal is here:
https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/cowboy-and-friends.33592/
 

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this ought to keep you busy awhile. LOL


https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/mom-fell-sugery-hospital-and-nursing-home.14131/


https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/we-won-the-bid-bought-the-farm.15593/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/mom-went-to-assisted-living.15723/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/call-1-800-com-plain.15782/


https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/signed-papers-on-house-today.16053/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/mobile-home-goddess.16253/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/buyer-for-our-house-southern-style.16334/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/baymules-2015-garden-from-raw-land.16897/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/mom-is-in-hospice-care.17342/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/i-killed-my-tractor.17453/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/barn-poles.17498/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/new-pyrenees-puppy.30587/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/hawg-hut-or-goat-or-sheep-or-dhs-new-digs.32088/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/feeder-pigs.32154/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/baymule-finally-has-sheep-babies.32194/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/dh-having-open-heart-surgery.17671/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/barn-and-new-porch.32273/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/non-climb-2-x4-horse-wire-fence.32922/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/trip-is-a-sheep-guardian.32758/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/paris-has-begun-lamb-training.33844/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/baymules-2016-garden.18914/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/new-grand-baby.34463/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/we-almost-lost-parker.35174/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/dh-shoulder-replacement-surgery.35300/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/feeder-pigs-2017.35395/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/making-a-pasture.36612/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/our-polly-is-gone.36767/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/baymules-pigs-2017-2018.36803/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/baymule-3rd-lambing.37110/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/baymules-2017-garden-thread.20303/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/baymule’s-pigs-2018-herefords.37448/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/our-parker-is-gone.38178/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/introducing-beaux.38201/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/trip-got-snake-bit.22180/

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/baymules-500-pound-boar.38333/
 
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