The thing about taxes is that you always have to pay them at one point in your life. In fact, at some point, it is said that the only thing human beings are sure about is death and taxes. Ranchers make up a fairly large percentage of the human population in the USA. So what are the implications of end of year tax implications to the ranchers in the USA?
The answer to this particular question is somewhat complicated in itself owing to the multifaceted way in which it can be tackled. This is because the implications can be economical, social and fiscal in nature. The magnitude of these implications is also something that needs to be looked at, especially considering that a larger part of the population is just picking itself up from the throes of financial recession. However, in this article, we are going to look at the major financial implications of the end of year tax changes to the average rancher.
The baseline of this article is simple; if congress does not act this year to shield the local folk by enacting safety nets with regard to ranching, then the result is that the New Year will not be too good to the ranchers. This is because such a move will have the net effect of raising the rates on virtually all the taxes that taxpayers pay, and in this case, ranchers. Such taxes include, but are not limited to income taxes, capital gains, dividends, wages, gifts, and estates. Looking at the wholesome situation, most of the tax provisions that expire at the end of the year actually have a direct bearing on the tax amount that is paid by the ranchers and farmers in much of the USA. Most of the farmers and ranchers in the USA are owners of a large estate through which they carry out their businesses. Estate taxes are some of those taxes that are bound to increase if changes are not made. As such, a person paying a 35% tax on his estate may be slapped with a top rate tax of up to 55%. Such increases are bound to increase the cost of business and of the products sourced from these ranches. This is one of the reasons that experts advise businessmen to take care of their estates before the year-end. If not, then the net result may be something that is not entirely good.
It is for this particular reason that the end of year tax implications should be put into account not only by the accountants as they crunch the numbers but also by the government and the legislators as they continue to debate the taxation issue. Initially, there were exemptions to the extent of 10 million dollars; however, with the expiry of the tax breaks, the situation is bound to get a little tighter. This is because only exemptions of up to 1 million will be entertained by the taxman.
