By Paul Neiffer

• 6 Financial Habits of Successful Farmers
  
  01/15/2013
  These habits, consistently applied through the years, add up to big results, says Paul Neiffer, The Farm CPA.
• Effective Farmer Financial Habits
  
  01/09/2013
  Successful farmers display certain financial habits that separate them from others. These habits, consistently applied through the years, add up and the results are evident.
• Plan Ahead with Paul Neiffer's Tax Tips
  
  12/28/2012
  Preparing for changes in tax rates can be a grueling process. The Farm CPA offers tips to get you through it.
• The Farm CPA: The Gift Land Rush
  
  11/28/2012
  More farmland value will be gifted this year than ever before primarily due to an expected change in the tax laws.
• The Farm CPA: Prepare Your Financial Scorecard
  
  11/14/2012
  If asked what your marketing plan was, could you answer in five sentences and have it make sense?
• Charitable Remainder Trust, Right for Your Farm?
  
  10/31/2012
  One option is the use of a charitable remainder trust (CRT). Even if the farmer isn’t charitably minded, the trust can mitigate the negative income tax effect.
• The Farm CPA: Tax-Savvy Crop Insurance Strategies
  
  09/14/2012
  With timely use of these revenue protection policies, 2012 might actually provide more net income in a ‘drought’ year than a ‘normal’ year.
• The Farm CPA: Machinery Tax Matters
  
  04/04/2012
  Farmers are addicted to Section 179 and bonus depreciation, making it extremely hard to quit cold turkey in 2013 if Congress does not change the laws.
• The Farm CPA: Is Your Margin Analysis Lying to You?
  
  02/29/2012
  The bottom line for margin analysis is to make sure that your “more profitable” crops are really better than your “least profitable” crops.
• The Farm CPA: The Three Legs of Financial Planning
  
  02/06/2012
  To build a sturdy three-legged stool, take time each year to set financial goals for business assets, retirement assets and nonretirement assets.