http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting Finance, accounting and tax news and updates. Find articles on tax preparation, financing and loans, accounting software, business management and more. Get finance, accounting and tax updates for your farm and more by interacting with experts and other farmers. en-us Copyright Successful Farming Saturday Apr 06 06:16:40 EDT 2013 http://www.agriculture.com/images/ag-logo-150x30.gif http://www.agriculture.com 150 30 http://www.agriculture.com/rss 30 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/lo-offer_306-ar30329 Friday Mar 08 03:40:57 EST 2013 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/lo-offer_306-ar30329 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/improve-wking-capital_306-ar29468 Farmers like Todd and Rebecca Dail are ahead of the experts who are advising higher levels of working capital. Tuesday Feb 05 10:04:00 EST 2013 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/improve-wking-capital_306-ar29468 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/bkfincial-instruments-bgsblc-mtn-etc_306-ar29011 Tuesday Jan 15 21:34:06 EST 2013 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/bkfincial-instruments-bgsblc-mtn-etc_306-ar29011 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/great-new-tax-breaks-pitfalls_306-ar28773 Tuesday Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2013 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/great-new-tax-breaks-pitfalls_306-ar28773 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/tax-preparation/selling-now_307-ar28043 Tax policy uncertainty prompted some to consider asset sales in 2012. Don't forget Medicare taxes. Wednesday Dec 05 12:18:06 EST 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/tax-preparation/selling-now_307-ar28043 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/futures-shock_306-ar27573 Two spectacular clearing-firm failures leave farmers cautious and looking harder at business risk. Friday Nov 16 15:26:13 EST 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/futures-shock_306-ar27573 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/fmcs-10000-scholarship_306-ar25698 Wednesday Aug 08 00:00:00 EDT 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/fmcs-10000-scholarship_306-ar25698 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/maging-cash-flow-a-crucial-step-in_306-ar23898 Wednesday May 02 14:20:28 EDT 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/maging-cash-flow-a-crucial-step-in_306-ar23898 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/financing-and-loans/farmers-eye-interest-rates_308-ar20756 Rates are likely to stay low for a while, but prepare now to protect your costs when increases come. Thursday Nov 17 15:36:38 EST 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/financing-and-loans/farmers-eye-interest-rates_308-ar20756 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/using-risk-magement-tools_306-ar20739 How to use all the risk-management tools that the market offers. Thursday Nov 17 12:19:46 EST 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/using-risk-magement-tools_306-ar20739 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/why-is-farml-a-good-investment_306-ar20272 Monday Oct 31 12:13:12 EDT 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/why-is-farml-a-good-investment_306-ar20272 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/thrifty-grts-f-startups_306-ar19591 A modest grant program tied to mentoring and planning boosts prospects for young Iowa farmers. Friday Sep 30 16:16:49 EDT 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/thrifty-grts-f-startups_306-ar19591 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/hedging-margins_306-ar19587 These crop producers use weekly consulting to help decide when to lock in margins on inputs. Friday Sep 30 15:54:08 EDT 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/hedging-margins_306-ar19587 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/top-10-chges-in-ag-cover-crops-seed_306-ar19578 This series profiles the top 10 crop technologies that have impacted and will continue to impact your farm's finances. Friday Sep 30 12:29:20 EDT 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/top-10-chges-in-ag-cover-crops-seed_306-ar19578 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/tax-preparation/avoid-estate-tax-traps_307-ar18863 New provisions offer a window of opportunity, but that window may slam shut in December 2012 when the current law expires.; New provisions offer a window of opportunity, but that window may slam shut in 2012 when the current law expires. Wednesday Aug 31 15:12:21 EDT 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/tax-preparation/avoid-estate-tax-traps_307-ar18863 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/tax-preparation/pl-2011-taxes-now_307-ar17969 The potential for high taxable income this year makes earlier planning for expensing vital. Friday Jul 29 10:13:58 EDT 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/tax-preparation/pl-2011-taxes-now_307-ar17969 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/al-kluis-5-facts-that-created-grain_306-ar15778 Tuesday Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/al-kluis-5-facts-that-created-grain_306-ar15778 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/tax-preparation/new-laws-affect-yearend-tax-plning_307-ar13219 The new tax law almost doubles the limit for expensing of machinery bought by year’s end. Wednesday Dec 15 12:12:56 EST 2010 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/tax-preparation/new-laws-affect-yearend-tax-plning_307-ar13219 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/insuring-dairy_306-ar13215 ew changes make this insurance program less expensive and more user-friendly. Wednesday Dec 15 12:06:15 EST 2010 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/insuring-dairy_306-ar13215 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/keep-a-peracre-net-profit-goal-in-mind_306-ar11709 Monday Oct 25 10:11:06 EDT 2010 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/keep-a-peracre-net-profit-goal-in-mind_306-ar11709 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/financing-and-loans/Machinery-leasing-Is-it-for-you_308-ar6617 While the vast majority of farm machinery is still acquired for cash or with a conventional loan, leasing is also a popular choice. Leasing plans offer a large degree of flexibility of payment terms. Both farm machinery manufacturers and independent compan Wednesday Jul 07 10:10:25 EDT 2010 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/financing-and-loans/Machinery-leasing-Is-it-for-you_308-ar6617 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/financing-and-loans/Center-for-Rural-AffairsUse-Farm-Credit-800-million-exit-fee-to-help-beginning-farmers_308-ar6566 The proposed purchase of Farm Credit Services of America by Dutch banking conglomerate Rabobank raises critical issues that cry for the attention of Congress, as well as the farmer stockholders and federal regulators being asked to approve the sale, says t Wednesday Jul 07 10:09:03 EDT 2010 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/financing-and-loans/Center-for-Rural-AffairsUse-Farm-Credit-800-million-exit-fee-to-help-beginning-farmers_308-ar6566 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/financing-and-loans/Webbased-loan-applications-are-coming-to-the-Farm-Service-Agency_308-ar6539 Even to a computer geek, it might be an intimidating sight -- banks of more than 100 laptop computers, all hooked up to the same Web site, on the eighth floor of a downtown Omaha office building. Wednesday Jul 07 10:08:31 EDT 2010 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/financing-and-loans/Webbased-loan-applications-are-coming-to-the-Farm-Service-Agency_308-ar6539 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/financing-and-loans/QA-Other-sources-of-loans-for-beginning-farmers_308-ar6531 Q: "I'm a new young farmer (27 years old) and have been raising cattle for about 4 years. I went to a University and have a degree in Animal Husbandry. I worked outside the cattle industry to supply start up costs. My father owns the land and I own the liv Wednesday Jul 07 10:08:23 EDT 2010 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/financing-and-loans/QA-Other-sources-of-loans-for-beginning-farmers_308-ar6531 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/financing-and-loans/Deciding-to-trade_308-ar6219 A recent study by Waterstreet Solutions, a risk-management and financial consulting company in Peoria, Illinois, explains that if producers trade their machinery every seven years instead of every 5 years, over the course of 40 years, they will save more t Tuesday Mar 16 15:59:00 EDT 2010 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/financing-and-loans/Deciding-to-trade_308-ar6219 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/Testing-Managerial-Accounting_306-ar5944 Kerry Knuth was intrigued when he heard Idaho producer Dick Wittman talk about managerial accounting at The Executive Program for Agricultural Producers (TEPAP) in January 2008. Tuesday Dec 01 16:40:00 EST 2009 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/Testing-Managerial-Accounting_306-ar5944 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/What-will-the-financial-meltdowns-full-effect-be-on-the-grains_306-ar4543 There is substantial concern about the implications of the current meltdown in U.S. credit markets on the potential for economic growth in the United States and the rest of the world, says a University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist in a univer Monday Oct 06 15:21:00 EDT 2008 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/What-will-the-financial-meltdowns-full-effect-be-on-the-grains_306-ar4543 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/tax-preparation/Take-advantage-of-tax-breaks-by-upgrading-your-equipment_307-ar4608 Tuesday Sep 30 11:30:00 EDT 2008 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/tax-preparation/Take-advantage-of-tax-breaks-by-upgrading-your-equipment_307-ar4608 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/Analysis-pays-too_306-ar3702 You wouldn't think that accounting could be controversial. To the layman, it sounds so dry. In reality, it's like every industry. It has rivalries. It has skeptics and doubters. Monday Feb 18 19:50:00 EST 2008 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/Analysis-pays-too_306-ar3702 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/Upgrading-information_306-ar3663 Adopting managerial accounting is a significant step for farms in terms of labor and dollar resources.Yet its payoffs can be huge in today's market environment. Wednesday Feb 06 10:06:00 EST 2008 http://www.agriculture.com/farm-management/finances-accounting/Upgrading-information_306-ar3663