Nothing less than a two-pronged disaster is facing farmers and dealers next year if the election goes the wrong way for depreciation benefits, warns Roger McEowen, Iowa State University farm tax expert. The issue doesn't seem to he on the radar of mainstream media, as news focuses on income tax changes. One prong is bonus depreciation. The second is the Section 179 deduction rules for capital purchases like machinery, buildings, and crop inputs.
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