On December 6, 2012, we will be putting on a free equine law webinar for clients and potential clients involved in the horse industry. Details are below.
Title: Top Three Things That Cause Equine Litigation & How to Avoid Them
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2012
Time: 12:00PM to 1:00PM CST
Those who wish to participate
Do you withhold payroll taxes from your farm help’s wages? A recent tax case illustrates the bad things than can happen when a horse business incorrectly calls its farm workers “independent contractors”, and fails to withhold payroll taxes from their wages.
Are your farm workers really independent contractors?
Case Background:
Twin Rivers Farm, Inc., a
In general, a defendant can only be immune from suit in a Texas horse-related injury case if the plaintiff was a “participant in a farm animal activity or livestock show” when the injuries occurred.
Chapter 87 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code (the “Act”) was amended in 2011 to, among other things, include
By B. Paul Husband
One of the significant holdings in Van Dusen was that indirect supervision of the work by the 501(c)(3) charity can suffice to support deductibility of unreimbursed out of pocket expenses from volunteers. The Court stated: “Nothing in Section 170 or [relevant] regulations suggests that, as a condition to the deductibility of
By B. Paul Husband
In June of 2011, the United States Tax Court decided Van Dusen v. Commissioner, which addresses the rules for deductions of unreimbursed out of pocket expenses incurred in charity work.
In Van Dusen, a cat-loving attorney worked on a volunteer basis in association with a Section 501(c)(3)
Paul Husband, an equine tax attorney based in California, will be contributing a series of guest posts over the next few weeks on the 2011 tax opinion, Van Dusen v. Commissioner. There are many valuable lessons contained in this opinion from which equine charities might benefit. Enjoy!
In the context of deductions claimed by
If you are thinking about buying or selling a horse on a “trial basis”, or if you are entering into a horse sale agreement with a trial period, here are five of the most important things you should consider:
1) The Timing of the Pre-Purchase Exam. The most important consideration in horse sales is
Happy New Year, Equine Law Blog readers! Here’s to the hope that you and yours find all opportunities for joy and happiness, as well as prosperity in abundance in 2012.
2011 brought a number of significant legal events / changes that will affect many people involved in the Texas horse industry. The "Top Seven of 2011"
On December 15, 2011, the American Horse Council (AHC) issued a news release publicizing its opposition to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed child labor regulations concerning children working on farms because of its potential negative impacts on the horse community.
The AHC was organized in 1969 to represent the horse industry in Washington before Congress
Most of you have already read about the heated legal battle over the horse-drawn carriage industry in New York City, where some groups have been pushing for decades to outlaw carriage rides. On its face, the battle seems to be about whether or not the industry is inherently cruel or dangerous for the horses. But more recently