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Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2024
Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2024
Barry Ward, Eric Richer, John Barker and Amanda Bennett, OSU Extension
Gifting Strategies to Reduce Federal Estate Taxes: A Guide for Farmers
The landscape of federal estate taxes is poised for significant change in 2026, with the potential reduction of the federal estate tax exemption on the horizon. Currently, the exemption stands at $13.61 million per person for 2024. However, without congressional intervention to extend or make permanent the current exemption, it is expected to drop to around $7 to $7.5 million, adjusted for inflation, in 2026.
How does Ohio’s agricultural exemption from zoning apply to a composting facility?
Applying Ohio’s “agricultural exemption” from zoning is a constant challenge for county and township zoning officials. A township in Logan County faced that challenge when a landowner claimed its composting facility to be an agricultural land use that is exempt from township zoning authority. After obtaining a composting permit from the Ohio EPA, the landowner established the compost facility, despite the township’s disagreement that the facility qualified for the “agricultural exemption.”
Save The Date For Our 2024 Fall Tax Schools!
Income Tax Schools at The Ohio State University is excited to announce our dates and locations for our two-day, in-person tax schools, our 4-part webinar, introduction to tax preparation course, ethics webinar, and ag tax issues webinar.
Our two-day, in-person tax schools and 4-part webinar will cover the following topics:
County Probate Rates
Those familiar with serving as an executor or navigating probate understand the daunting nature of the task. The process often entails numerous filings and can extend over several months or even years. Consequently, seeking legal counsel is frequently necessary to navigate this complex procedure and ensure the estate is managed appropriately. One common question concerning the engagement of attorneys for probate concerns their fees: what are their charges?
2024 Summer Income Tax School
Summer Tax School 2024
Income Tax Schools at The Ohio State University Announces A Summer Tax School "Overview of Small Businesses”
USDA wants farmer input on rules for a voluntary carbon market
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The Ag Law Harvest
With Memorial Day behind us, the unofficial start of summer is here, and we are back to bring you another edition of the Ag Law Harvest. In this Harvest we discuss OSHA’s proposed workplace heat hazard standards, DOL’s new H-2A Farmworker rule, an interesting income tax credit in Colorado, and a proposal to limit Ohio property tax increases.
It’s high season for Ohio’s noxious weeds laws
Updated February 2025
The poison hemlock popping up across Ohio and the questions we’re receiving in the Farm Office both signal that the high season for “noxious weeds” has begun. Ohio has several statutes and regulations intended to curtail the spread of the invasive and potentially harmful weeds we refer to as noxious weeds. The most common question we’re hearing is this: if there is a weed problem spreading onto or around my property, what can I do about it?
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