Horse Owners Protected in Tax Legislation

The recent fiscal cliff tax legislation can benefit horse owners and breeders and farm owners.
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The recent fiscal cliff tax legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Obama reinstated an important business investment incentive and substantially increased another incentive program for Thoroughbred owners and breeders and farm owners.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) said Jan. 3 that both incentive programs could have important implications for purchasers of horses, farm equipment, and most other depreciable property in 2013. As a result of the new legislation, bonus depreciation will be reinstated at 50%, just as it was in 2012. The expense allowance will be increased to $500,000 in 2013 and retroactively increased from $125,000 to $500,000 for property purchased in 2012.

Bonus depreciation applies only to new property whose original use begins with the taxpayer. All such property must be purchased and placed in service prior to Jan. 1, 2014. A yearling can be an example of a "new" horse purchase.

The $500,000 expense allowance applies to new or used property purchased in 2012 or 2013 and can be used to reduce taxable income derived from the horse business or any other business from which the taxpayer has income. A broodmare is an example of a "used" horse

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