Ag Law and Taxation – 2018 Bibliography
Overview
Today’s post is a bibliography of my ag law and tax blog articles of 2018. Many of you have requested that I provide something like this to make it easier to find the articles, and last month I posted the bibliography of the 2020 and 2019 articles. Soon I will post the bibliography of the 2017 articles and then 2016. After those are posted. I will post one long bibliography containing all of the articles up to that point in time. Then, to close out 2021, I will post the articles of 2021.
The library of content is piling up.
Cataloging the 2018 ag law and tax blog articles – it’s the topic of today’s post.
BANKRUPTCY
Top Ten Agricultural Law and Tax Developments of 2017 (Ten through Six)
Chapter 12 Bankruptcy – Feasibility of the Reorganization Plan
Farm Bankruptcy and the Preferential Payment Rule
Can a Bankrupt Farm Debtor Make Plan Payments Directly to Creditors?
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
Chapter 12 Bankruptcy and the Tools-of-the-Trade Exemption
Developments in Ag Law and Tax
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/11/developments-in-ag-law-and-tax.html
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
BUSINESS PLANNING
The “Almost Top Ten” Agricultural Law and Tax Developments of 2017
The Spousal Qualified Joint Venture
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/02/the-spousal-qualified-joint-venture.html
The Spousal Qualified Joint Venture – Implications for Self-Employment Tax and Federal Farm Program Payment Limitations
Form a C Corporation – The New Vogue in Business Structure?
Tax Issues When Forming a C Corporation
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/02/tax-issues-when-forming-a-c-corporation.html
End of Tax Preparation Season Means Tax Seminar Season is About to Begin
Converting a C Corporation to an S Corporation – The Problem of Passive Income
Valuation Discounting
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/05/valuation-discounting.html
Valuation Discounting – Part Two
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/05/valuation-discounting-part-two.html
The Impact of the TCJA on Estates and Trusts
Buy-Sell Agreements for Family Businesses
When is an Informal Business Arrangement a Partnership?
Management Activities and the Passive Loss Rules
Expense Method Depreciation and Trusts
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/08/expense-method-depreciation-and-trusts.html
Qualified Business Income Deduction – Proposed Regulations
Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust – What is it and How Does it Work?
When Can a Corporate Shareholder be Held Liable for Corporate Debts and Liabilities?
Farm Wealth Transfer and Business Succession – The GRAT
Social Security Planning for Farmers
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/social-security-planning-for-farmers.html
Corporations Post-TCJA and Anti-Corporate Farming Laws
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
What Happens When a Partner Dies?
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/what-happens-when-a-partner-dies.html
What are the Tax Consequences on Sale or Exchange of a Partnership Interest?
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
CIVIL LIABILITIES
The “Almost Top Ten” Agricultural Law and Tax Developments of 2017
Landlord Liability for Injuries Occurring on Leased Premises
When Does a Rule of Strict Liability Apply on the Farm?
When Can I Shoot My Neighbor’s Dog?
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/05/when-can-i-shoot-my-neighbors-dog.html
Reasonable Foreseeability
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/05/reasonable-foreseeability.html
What is “Agriculture” for Purposes of Agritourism?
Negligence – Can You Prove Liability?
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/06/negligence-can-you-prove-liability.html
Wind Farm Nuisance Matter Resolved – Buy the Homeowners Out!
Torts Down on the Farm
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/08/torts-down-on-the-farm.html
Roadkill – It’s What’s for Dinner
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/09/roadkill-its-whats-for-dinner.html
What Difference Does it Make if I Post My Property “No Trespassing”?
Liability for Injuries Associated with Horses
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
Developments in Ag Law and Tax
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/11/developments-in-ag-law-and-tax.html
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
CONTRACTS
Is a Farmer a Merchant? Why it Might Matter
Some Thoughts on the Importance of Leasing Farmland
Contract Rescission – When Can You Back Out of a Deal?
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
Disclaiming Implied Warranties
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/11/disclaiming-implied-warranties.html
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
COOPERATIVES
The Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction – What a Mess!
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
CRIMINAL LIABILITIES
Curtilage – How Much Ag Property is Protected from a Warrantless Search?
Establishing the Elements of a Cruelty to Animals Charge
What Difference Does it Make if I Post My Property “No Trespassing”?
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
The “Almost Top Ten” Agricultural Law and Tax Developments of 2017
Top Ten Agricultural Law and Tax Developments of 2017 (Five through One)
Is a CWA Permit Needed for Pollution Discharges via Groundwater?
Non-Tax Ag Provisions and the Omnibus Bill
Wetlands and Farm Programs – Does NRCS Understand the Rules?
Regulation of Wetlands and “Ipse Dixit” Determinations
WOTUS Developments
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/08/wotus-developments.html
Does the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Apply to Farmers?
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
Is Groundwater a “Point Source” Pollutant?
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/is-groundwater-a-point-source-pollutant.html
“Waters of the United States” Means “Frozen Soil”?
Developments in Ag Law and Tax
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/11/developments-in-ag-law-and-tax.html
Can an Endangered Species be Protected in Areas Where it Can’t Survive?
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
ESTATE PLANNING
The “Almost Top Ten” Agricultural Law and Tax Developments of 2017
The Tax Cuts and Job Acts – How Does it Impact Estate Planning?
What’s the Charitable Deduction for Donations From a Trust?
The Spousal Qualified Joint Venture
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/02/the-spousal-qualified-joint-venture.html
Why Clarity in Will/Trust Language Matters
Some Thoughts on the Importance of Leasing Farmland
End of Tax Preparation Season Means Tax Seminar Season is About to Begin
Modifying an Irrevocable Trust – Decanting
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/04/modifying-an-irrevocable-trust-decanting.html
Valuation Discounting – Part Two
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/05/valuation-discounting-part-two.html
The Impact of the TCJA on Estates and Trusts
Impact of Post-Death Events on Valuation
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/06/impact-of-post-death-events-on-valuation.html
Beneficiary Designations, Changed Circumstances and the Contracts Clause
Qualified Business Income Deduction – Proposed Regulations
Spousal Joint Tendencies and Income Tax Basis
Farm and Ranch Estate Planning in 2018 and Forward
The TCJA, Charitable Giving and a Donor-Advised Fund
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
Unpaid Tax at Death – How Long Does IRS Have to Collect?
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
INCOME TAX
The “Almost Top Ten” Agricultural Law and Tax Developments of 2017
Top Ten Agricultural Law and Tax Developments of 2017 (Five through One)
The Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction – What a Mess!
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – How Does it Impact Estate Planning?
What’s the Charitable Deduction for Donations from a Trust?
Can Farmers Currently Deduct Research Expenditures?
Innovation on the Farm – Will the Research and Development Credit Apply?
What Happens When the IRS Deems an Ag Activity to Be a Hobby?
The Spousal Qualified Joint Venture – Implications for Self-Employment Tax and Federal Farm Program Payment Limitations
Livestock Sold or Destroyed Because of Disease
Form a C Corporation – The New Vogue in Business Structure?
Deductible Repairs Versus Capitalization
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/03/deductible-repairs-versus-capitalization.html
The Tax Treatment of Farming Net Operating Losses
Congress Modifies the Qualified Business Income Deduction
IRS Collections – The Basics
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/03/irs-collections-the-basics-.html
Tax Issues Associated with Oil and Gas Production
Refundable Fuel Credits – Following the Rules Matters
Distinguishing Between a Capital Lease and an Operating Lease
End of Tax Preparation Season Means Tax Seminar Season is About to Begin
Passive Activities and Grouping
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/04/passive-activities-and-grouping.html
Divorce and the New Tax Law – IRS Grants Some Relief
Gifts of Ag Commodities to Children and the New Tax Law
Post-Death Sale of Crops and Livestock
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/04/post-death-sale-of-crops-and-livestock.html
Is There a Downside Risk to E-Filing Your Taxes?
Purchase and Sale Allocations to CRP Contracts
Converting a C Corporation to an S Corporation – The Problem of Passive Income
The Impact of the TCJA on Estates and Trusts
The TCJA and I.R.C. 529 Plans
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/05/the-tcja-and-irc-529-plans.html
Farmers, Self-Employment Tax, and Personal Property Leases
State Taxation of Online Sales
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/06/state-taxation-of-online-sales.html
The Depletion Deduction for Oil and Gas Operations
Charitable Giving Post-2017
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/07/charitable-giving-post-2017.html
When is an Informal Business Arrangement a Partnership?
Management Activities and the Passive Loss Rules
Tax Issues on Repossession of Farmland
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/07/tax-issues-on-repossession-of-farmland.html
Outline of Tax Proposals Released
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/07/outline-of-tax-proposals-released.html
Life Estate/Remainder Arrangements and Income Tax Basis
Expense Method Depreciation and Trusts
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/08/expense-method-depreciation-and-trusts.html
Qualified Business Income Deduction – Proposed Regulations
The Qualified Business Income Deduction and “W-2 Wages”
Tax Consequences on Partition and Sale of Land
Deducting Residual Soil Fertility
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/09/deducting-residual-soil-fertility.html
Social Security Planning for Farmers
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/social-security-planning-for-farmers.html
Eliminating Capital Gain Tax – Qualified Opportunity Zones
The TCJA, Charitable Giving and a Donor-Advised Fund
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
What is Depreciable Farm Real Property?
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/what-is-depreciable-farm-real-property.html
What is “Like-Kind” Real Estate?
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/what-is-like-kind-real-estate.html
Developments in Ag Law and Tax
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/11/developments-in-ag-law-and-tax.html
Trusts and Like-Kind Exchanges
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/11/trusts-and-like-kind-exchanges.html
Unpaid Tax at Death – How Long Does IRS Have to Collect?
Non-Depreciable Items on the Farm or Ranch
What are the Tax Consequences on Sale or Exchange of a Partnership Interest?
Expense Method Depreciation and Structures on the Farm
Deduction Costs Associated with Items Purchased for Resale
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/12/sale-of-items-purchased-for-resale.html
Claiming Business Deductions? – Maintain Good Records, and… Hire a Tax Preparer
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/income-tax/page/7/
Depletion – What is it and When is it Available?
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
INSURANCE
Beneficiary Designations, Changed Circumstances and the Contracts Clause
Recent Developments Involving Crop Insurance
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
Farm Liability Policies – Are All Activities on the Farm Covered?
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
REAL PROPERTY
In-Kind Partition and Adverse Possession – Two Important Concepts in Agriculture
Some Thoughts on the Importance of Leasing Farmland
Prescriptive Easements and Adverse Possession – Obtaining Title to Land Without Paying for It
Purchase and Sale Allocations to CRP Contracts
Tax Issues on Repossession of Farmland
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/07/tax-issues-on-repossession-of-farmland.html
The Accommodation Doctrine – Working Out Uses Between Surfaces and Subsurface Owners
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
What is “Like-Kind” Real Estate?
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/what-is-like-kind-real-estate.html
Negative Easements – Is There a Right to Unobstructed Light, Air, or View?
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
REGULATORY LAW
The “Almost Top Ten” Agricultural Law and Tax Developments of 2017
Top Ten Agricultural Law and Tax Developments of 2017 (Ten through Six)
Is There a Constitutional Way to Protect Animal Ag Facilities?
Trade Issues and Tariffs – Are Agriculture’s Concerns Legitimate?
Federal Crop Insurance – Some Recent Case Developments
Non-Tax Ag Provisions in the Omnibus Bill
Are Mandatory Assessments for Generic Advertising of Ag Commodities Constitutional?
Wind Farm Nuisance Matter Resolved – Buy the Homeowners Out!
Regulation of Wetlands and “Ipse Dixit” Determinations
Ag Employment – Verifying the Legal Status of Employees
Roadkill – It’s What’s for Dinner
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/09/roadkill-its-whats-for-dinner.html
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
“Waters of the United States” Means “Frozen Soil”?
How Long Can a Train Block a Crossing?
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/11/how-long-can-a-train-block-a-crossing.html
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
SECURED TRANSACTIONS
Ag Finance – Getting the Debtor’s Name Correct on the Financing Statements
What Are “Proceeds” of Crops and Livestock?
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/09/what-are-proceeds-of-crops-and-livestock.html
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES
Agricultural Law and Economics Conference
Summer Farm Income Tax/Estate and Business Planning Conference
Upcoming Seminars
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/08/upcoming-seminars.html
Fall Tax Seminars
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/09/fall-tax-seminars.html
Year-End Ag Tax Seminar/Webinar
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/12/year-end-ag-tax-seminarwebinar.html
WATER LAW
Top Ten Agricultural Law and Tax Developments of 2017 (Ten through Six)
Top Ten Agricultural Law and Tax Developments of 2017 (Five through One)
The Accommodation Doctrine – Working on Uses Between Surface and Subsurface Owners
Agricultural Law Online!
https://agriculturallaw.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2018/10/agricultural-law-online.html
Drainage Issues – Rules for Handling Excess Surface Water
The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Tax Developments of 2018