The agriculture and natural resources tax issues workshop will be held on Monday, December 19.  This workshop is provided in a webinar format and focuses on issues specific to farm tax returns.  The workshop is open to tax preparers as well as individuals who file their own farm taxes or anyone who works with farm tax topics.  Phil Harris, a nationally recognized expert in agricultural taxes from the University of Wisconsin is the instructor.

Participants can either attend at a host location or log in to the webinar from their own home or office.  The webinar program will begin at 9:00 am, take a one hour break for lunch, resume at 1:00 pm and conclude at 3:00 pm.  For those attending a host location, registration and sign-in begins at 8:30 am.  The webinar is considered an intermediate level course and focuses on changes in tax laws and common tax issue concerns.  Participants have the opportunity to send in specific questions and get them answered during the webinar.  Continuing education credits for tax professionals are offered.

Some of the topics that will be covered during the webinar include: Hoop Buildings and Depreciation, Conservation Reserve Program Payments, New Legislation, 4-H Club and FFA Projects, Multiple Entities, CCC Loan with Commodity Sale Reported on Form 1099, and others.

Wayne County is one of the host locations for this workshop and will offer the workshop in Fisher Auditorium on the OARDC campus in Wooster.  The $130 registration fee includes the Agricultural Tax Issues Workbook, lunch and refreshments.  In order to ensure that the Agricultural Tax Issues Workbook arrives in the mail by the workshop date, registration must be received by December 6.  More information about the workshop along with an on-line registration form is available at: http://go.osu.edu/AgIssuesReg .

For more information and details contact Barry Ward at 614-688-3959 or by email at: ward.8@osu.edu.