Taxes

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The upside of paying taxes (you made money)

By Chris Jenness

It is hard to remember the last time we had a “normal” year in farming. In fact, you talk with most folks out there, and no one can remember what a normal year even looks like anymore. This year proved that point with 10-year record high wheat prices, scarcity in…

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Tax issues in a year of uncertainty

By Guest Author Ryan Janke, CPA

Benjamin Franklin famously stated, “Nothing in this world is certain except death and taxes.” The last two years could be summed up in many ways, but certainty is not one. Paycheck Protection Program loans, Employee Retention Credits and Farm Service Agency payments popped up seemingly overnight, sending producers and practitioners…

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2021 Tri-State Grain Growers Convention

By Trista Crossley
Editor

Presented by the wheat industries After being canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions last year, the 2021 Tri-State Grain Growers Convention promises to be better than ever. This year’s event is slated for Nov. 30-Dec. 3 at the Davenport Grand Hotel in Spokane, Wash., and is sponsored by the Washington Association…

Why do I farm?
By Gil Crosby
President, Washington Association of Wheat Growers
What the One Big Beautiful Bill means for ag
By Ryan Janke
CPA, Leffel, Otis & Warwick, P.S.
Looking back
By Jeff Malone
President, Washington Association of Wheat Growers