Business Development Resources
AgFTAP
The Agricultural Finance, Tax and Asset Protection (AgFTAP) education program seeks to enhance farmer and rancher ability to understand and navigate the farm business tax and asset protection decisions for their operations, as well as the important relationships between federal income taxes and USDA farm programs. This mission is carried out through an online portal of educational trainings and resources.
Trainings focus on ag tax issues such as filing complete and accurate tax returns; business planning strategies; and asset protection such as managing future tax liabilities associated with debt-financed construction, loan servicing assistance, USDA program payments, asset sales, etc. Training efforts will:
- Communicate the tax consequences of government payments.
- Equip participants with strategic options to engage in estate planning, asset protection, tax planning, and business planning.
- Build relationships between small and beginning farmers and Extension educators.
- Strengthen collaboration between 1862 Land-Grant Universities, 1890 Land Grant Universities, 1994 Land Grant Universities, and Hispanic Serving Institutions.
- Include webinar, in-person, and/or hybrid delivery formats.
Trainings supported through the AgFTAP program include workshops for:
- Tax practitioners, including an online certificate course conducted by tax educators.
- Extension educators, providing communication and direction about AgFTAP program resources, tools, and timelines.
- Farmers and ranchers, focusing on the links between tax laws, asset protection strategies and USDA programs.
To learn more visit AgFTAPs website
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