South-Western Federal Taxation 2019: Individual Income Taxes (Intuit ProConnect Tax Online 2017 & RIA Checkpoint 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card)
South-Western Federal Taxation 2019: Individual Income Taxes (Intuit ProConnect Tax Online 2017 & RIA Checkpoint 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card)
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ISBN: 9781337702546
Author: James C. Young, William H. Hoffman, William A. Raabe, David M. Maloney, Annette Nellen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 64P

Silver Creek Ranch LLC is a small, family-owned cattle ranch that began operations in the current year. The ranch grows hay that will be fed to its purebred cattle. It will take approximately three years to build up the herd and to begin producing a positive cash flow. The owners’ other income will equal their deductions, so they will not be able to utilize farm losses for the first three years.

The owners have asked you to discuss the Federal income tax accounting issues related to their cattle business.

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