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January 17, 2025
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Farm Worker Business Expense writeoffs

  • January 17, 2025
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Hello,

 

I am a self-employed farm owner. I have a few questions on categorizing farm worker expenses such as daily living supplies, housing expenses, PPE, legal support, travel, etc. 

 

How do you categorize all of the above within the schedule F?

 

The farm is a partnership (2 self-employed partners. We file a 1065 + Schedule F, and each file a K-1 with our individual tax returns)

Best answer by ThomasM125

You can deduct the cost of boarding farm workers, and that would be categorized as Labor Hired (line 22) on schedule F. You would enter that as Wages in the  Common farming expenses section under Farm Expenses in TurboTax. Property, Plant and Equipment would be entered as Farm assets and TurboTax will determine the allowable depreciation deduction for them. Legal fees would be deductible as Other expenses on line 32 of Schedule F, as would travel expenses. They are entered as Other Miscellaneous expenses under Farm Expenses in the program.

 

 

 

 

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PatriciaV
Employee
January 19, 2025

Please clarify if you are a self-employed farmer or an employee of someone who operates a farm.

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alex8Author
January 19, 2025

Clarified. The farm is a partnership (2 self-employed partners)

January 21, 2025

You can deduct the cost of boarding farm workers, and that would be categorized as Labor Hired (line 22) on schedule F. You would enter that as Wages in the  Common farming expenses section under Farm Expenses in TurboTax. Property, Plant and Equipment would be entered as Farm assets and TurboTax will determine the allowable depreciation deduction for them. Legal fees would be deductible as Other expenses on line 32 of Schedule F, as would travel expenses. They are entered as Other Miscellaneous expenses under Farm Expenses in the program.

 

 

 

 

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