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Taxation |
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Cruelty to Horses |
This segment contains cases on various legal aspects of taxation of the horse business, including how the determination is made whether a horse operation is a business or only a hobby for federal income tax purposes and the appraisal of horse land as agricultural for property tax purposes. (scroll down to view cases)
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Statutes for Horsemen |
U.S. Tax Court (1993) Banker's draft horse
breeding activity
not engaged in for profit
Montana Supreme Court (1994) Horse training
operation declared a
hobby
U.S. Court of Appeals (1994) Doctor's farm
declared a hobby
U.S. Tax Court (1994) Lawyer's polo
activities declared a hobby
U.S. Court of Appeals (1995) No understatement
penalty for
banker's draft horse breeding activity
U.S. Tax Court (1995) Horse breeding
operation declared a
hobby
U.S. Tax Court (1995) Computer programmer's
horse training activity
engaged in for profit
U.S. Tax Court (1995) Taxpayer won but not
entitled to
reimbursements for costs of proceedings
U.S. Tax Court (1996) Paint horse training and
breeding activities
engaged in for profit
U.S. Tax Court (1996) Doctor's cutting horse
activity not engaged
in for profit
New Jersey Tax Court (1997) Boarding horses is
agricultural
activity for property taxes
U.S. Tax Court (1997) Horse racing and breeding
activities not engaged
in for profit
U.S. Tax Court (1999) Dressage horse
breeding activity not
a business
Connecticut Appellate Court (2000) Horse rescue
facility entitled to tax exemption.
U.S. Tax Court (2000) Paso fino breeding
operation not a business
U.S. Tax Court (2000) Arabian breeding activity
engaged in for profit--personal time and value of horses
New York Trial Court (2000) Horse
boarding operation gets agricultural land valuation
U.S. Court of Appeals (2001) Money
given to horse corporation was loan not capital contribution
Oregon Tax Court (2001) No farm income so no
agricultural use appraisal for horse property
U.S. Tax Court (2001) Taxes owed on
horse breeding farm because property not correctly valued
Oregon Tax Court (2001) Occasional grazing of land
does not qualify it for farm tax appraisal
Oregon Tax Court (2001) Periodic use of land for
horse lay up does not qualify it for farm use appraisal
U.S. Tax Court (2001) Doctor's horse activities
not engaged in for profit
Connecticut Supreme Court (2001) Horse rescue
facility may not be entitled to tax exemption
Idaho Supreme Court (2001) Raising weedy oats
qualifies land for agricultural appraisal
U.S. Tax Court (2002) Arabian breeding operation
engaged in for profit
U.S. Tax Court (2002) Cutting horse
breeding operation engaged in for profit
Oregon Tax Court (2002) Horse operation engaged
in for profit
Oregon Tax Court (2002) Dispute over value of
horse barn resolved in favor of tax assessor
U.S. Tax Court (2002) Doctor's thoroughbred
breeding and racing activities not engaged in for profit
U.S. Tax Court (2002) Social work
professor's Appaloosa breeding operation was not engaged in for profit
U.S. Court of Appeals (2002) Churchill
Downs can deduct only 1/2 of expenses for certain Derby events
Florida Court of Appeals (2003) Keeping
thoroughbred horses is agricultural use for property tax appraisal
Florida Court of Appeals (2003) Keeping
thoroughbred horses is agricultural use for property tax appraisal
U.S. Court of Appeals (2003) Doctor's horse
activities not engaged in for profit
Oregon Tax Court (2003) Horse owner loses
claim for agricultural tax appraisal by not meeting per acre earnings
requirement
Oregon Tax Court (2003) Doctor's horse
operation not engaged in for profit
U.S. Tax Court (2003) Business executive's
horse operation not engaged in for profit
Oregon Tax Court (2003) Small, declining
horse operation qualifies for farm use special property tax appraisal
Oregon Tax Court (2003) Horse lease does not
qualify land for special property tax appraisal because of prior non-use
U.S. Tax Court (2004) Attorney did not
engage in rodeo horse training activity for profit
U.S. Tax Court (2004) Thoroughbred operation of
wealthy trust beneficiary not engaged in for profit
U.S. Tax Court (2004) Chiropractor's horse
breeding operation not engaged in for profit
U.S. Tax Court
(2005) Court considers lack of professional
practices in finding not-for-profit
New Jersey Tax Court (2005) Slight use of
an area by miniature horses fatally reduces agricultural acreage
United States Tax Court (2006) Good
fait
reliance on tax preparer avoids penalty.
US Court of Appeals, 8th Cir. (2006) Lack of plan, separate records indicate lack of
profit motive
U.S. District Court,
United States Tax Court (2006) Taxpayer's
payment for horses held to be deductible interest.
United States Tax Court (2007) Failure to
make a profit not proof of lack of intent to make a profit.
United States Tax Court (2007) Business
requires records, a plan, and expert Advice.