Farmers will notice changes to the Schedule F

by David Marrison & Chris Bruynis, OSU Extension Educators

Part I of Schedule F (Form 1040) has been revised for 2011, and the line numbers for reporting farm income are not the same as in prior years. The payments reported on lines 1a and 2a for specified sales of resale or raised products are those received through a merchant card or a third-party network. These generally will be reported to the farmer on Form 1099-K, Merchant Card and Third Party Network Payments. Merchant cards include, but are not limited to, Visa® and Master-Card®. Third-party networks include, but are not limited to, Paypal® and Google Check-out®. The IRS instructions for Schedule F (Form 1040) state that merchant card and third-party network transactions are to be reported on line 1a or 2a even if a Form 1099-K is not received. Other sales of commodities are reported on lines 1b and 2b.

Click here to access the Form 1040-Schedule F for 2011

Click here to access the 2011 Farmers Tax Guide

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