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RP96-11 The Farm Corporation: What It Is, How It Works, How It Is Taxed
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
  • Neil E. Harl, Iowa State University
Date of this Version
1-1-1996
Comments
North Central Regional Extension Publications are subject to peer review and prepared as a part of the Cooperative Extension activities of the thirteen land-grant universities in twelve north central states, in cooperation with the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CREES), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Abstract

A corporation is an artificial person that is created and operated according to state corporation statutes. It is a separate taxpayer subject to specific and detailed federal, state, and local tax laws. The advice and service of your lawyer are indispensable in organizing and operating a farm corporation.

There are three basic forms of farm business organization, the sole proprietorship, the partnership, and the corporation. Variations of these forms have resulted in the limited partnership and the "tax option" corporation. These three basic forms are discussed in this research publication.

Citation Information
Neil E. Harl. "RP96-11 The Farm Corporation: What It Is, How It Works, How It Is Taxed" (1996)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/neil-harl/27/