Rod Mauszycki

With harvest time comes the age-old question: Do I farm another year, or is it time to get out? The topic tends to come up in the late fall and winter, so now is a good time to review the new federal estate tax laws and share a...

Being a farmer is a way of life; it's in your blood. However, what our gut says as a farmer sometimes doesn't meet the definition for tax purposes. Because of loss carrybacks, 199A, installment sales, cash basis accounting and...

With farm income projected to be 45% lower in 2019 than its peak in 2013, have you lowered your business and personal expenses by 45%?

With the lowering of C corporation tax rates, several clients have asked about corporate structure. In the past, the best choice was almost always an S corporation. But, the new tax law has made it a more difficult question to...

As I meet with clients and prospects post-tax season, one of the topics of conversation is entity choice. Sometimes, the entity choice does not match the client's needs. When asked why they picked that type of entity, I typically...

The recently passed budget bill contains a "fix" for the Section 199A dilemma with respect to sales to cooperatives. Let's review the changes to get an idea of how it will work.

I'm writing this article as my "break" from reviewing tax returns. Let me tell you, this has been a challenging year. Between new tax laws, new tax forms and certain state's nonconformity, this will go down as a top-five worst tax...