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Taxation |
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Cruelty
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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.
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Statutes
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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