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LLC hunting club, yes or no?
#2381894
01/22/18 07:55 AM
01/22/18 07:55 AM
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Guys, any help on this would be appreciated. Just leased some new land for next year, with a new club, and will need to purchase a lot of new/used equipment to work the land and hunt, for the club. My question: Is it in our benefit to LLC our club and potentially get tax right offs for gear(stands, feeders, utvs, etc) and insurance, or do I have this completely wrong? Someone mentioned it to me, and just wanted some board feedback any. I have a meeting with my CPA this Friday and was going to bring it up to her. Thanks!
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Re: LLC hunting club, yes or no?
[Re: doekiller]
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01/22/18 08:40 AM
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You can't write off items for a hobby. Bingo. Lots of people think you can write off hunting land/cabin as a "farm". You can, until the IRS audits you, then you'll have to pay it all pay plus interest.
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Re: LLC hunting club, yes or no?
[Re: JPP101]
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01/22/18 09:14 AM
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stkshtr
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You have to prove you make "X" amount of money a year off the hunting property (formula depends on certain criteria) and you also have to take a certain number of clients a year to write off items for tax deductions. Our place is set up that way but it's because it's not a "club", it's a business entertainment (like taking customers to play golf) and it's a large amount of money you have to prove you get back in return from "business earned" by getting business from those customers.
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Re: LLC hunting club, yes or no?
[Re: JPP101]
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01/22/18 10:40 AM
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The LLC is more of a liability protection for whoever is signing the lease. Anyone who signs their name on a lease with the litigious society we live in today needs at least a liability umbrella policy for themselves. Even if its just a small lease with 4 of your best buddies who would never sue you. They may not but what about their spouses? Parents? Kids? Even thru no fault of your own if a accident occurred there are always vultures circling if they think money is to be made. I have seen 2 different clubs get sued when a death occurred at no fault of theirs. Neither lost the lawsuit but they still had to pay lawyers fees etc.
From CPA I was told when doing a club to run all club financials thru a separate account and it had to be shown on taxes. I was told the account should always almost zero out at the end of the year and to save all related receipts. As far as deductions I was told everything is a expense. ie seed, shooting house materials, diesel fuel,gates etc. If a tractor is bought it comes out of the account as a expense. Im not sure what the technical difference is between a expense and a deduction and thats why I pay a CPA. I do know that you cannot claim a loss on a hobby account.
From the IRS website. IRS Tax Tip 2017-80, November 21, 2017
From scrapbooking to glass blowing, many Americans enjoy hobbies that are also a source of income. A taxpayer must report income on their tax return even if it is made from a hobby.
However, the rules for how to report the income and expenses depend on whether the activity is a hobby or a business. There are special rules and limits for deductions taxpayers can claim for hobbies. Here are five things to consider:
Determine if the activity is a business or a hobby. If someone has a business, they operate the business to make a profit. In contrast, people engage in a hobby for sport or recreation, not to make a profit. Taxpayers should consider nine factors when determining whether their activity is a business or a hobby, and base their determination on all the facts and circumstances of their activity. For more about ‘not-for-profit’ rules, see Publication 535, Business Expenses. Allowable hobby deductions. Taxpayers can usually deduct ordinary and necessary hobby expenses within certain limits:
Ordinary expense is common and accepted for the activity. Necessary expense is appropriate for the activity. Limits on hobby expenses. Taxpayers can generally only deduct hobby expenses up to the amount of hobby income. If hobby expenses are more than its income, taxpayers have a loss from the activity. However, a hobby loss can’t be deducted from other income. How to deduct hobby expenses. Taxpayers must itemize deductions on their tax return to deduct hobby expenses. Expenses may fall into three types of deductions, and special rules apply to each type. See Publication 535 for the rules about how to claim them on Schedule A, Itemized Deductions. Use IRS Free File. Hobby rules can be complex, and IRS Free File can make filing a tax return easier.
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Re: LLC hunting club, yes or no?
[Re: JPP101]
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01/22/18 11:18 AM
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so can i write off my fishing tackle ?
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Re: LLC hunting club, yes or no?
[Re: Shaneomac2]
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01/22/18 11:43 AM
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Our place is not a "Hunting Club" per say, we own it but we are Incorporated as a class S.
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Re: LLC hunting club, yes or no?
[Re: JPP101]
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01/22/18 01:13 PM
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If u are looking for a tax deduction, look at your club fees. Take business clients as guests, document and talk with your accountant about writing off part. If there is no hunting fee, use your land lease fees the same way.
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Re: LLC hunting club, yes or no?
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01/22/18 05:21 PM
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If u are looking for a tax deduction, look at your club fees. Take business clients as guests, document and talk with your accountant about writing off part. If there is no hunting fee, use your land lease fees the same way. according to my accountant this is a red flag and might encourage an audit
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Re: LLC hunting club, yes or no?
[Re: JPP101]
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01/23/18 01:51 AM
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Don't see how you could run it as a non-profit unless you are providing a service free of charge. You would also have to show there is a paid membership. Possibly a not-for-profit. I'm not an accountant but have listened to how people do their properties over the years. I run a non-profit but it has nothing to do with hunting.
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Re: LLC hunting club, yes or no?
[Re: JPP101]
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01/23/18 05:02 AM
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Is it a hunting club or a "farm"? It always amazes me how a simple play on words can make such big differences.
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Re: LLC hunting club, yes or no?
[Re: JPP101]
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01/23/18 05:31 AM
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stkshtr
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I was in a club in Fayette and our place was called a sportsman's club instead of deer hunting club. Don't remember why they set it up that way but I think it had something to do with liability.
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Re: LLC hunting club, yes or no?
[Re: eskimo270]
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01/23/18 11:59 AM
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If u are looking for a tax deduction, look at your club fees. Take business clients as guests, document and talk with your accountant about writing off part. If there is no hunting fee, use your land lease fees the same way. according to my accountant this is a red flag and might encourage an audit THIS ^^^
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Re: LLC hunting club, yes or no?
[Re: stkshtr]
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01/23/18 12:03 PM
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Don't see how you could run it as a non-profit unless you are providing a service free of charge. You would also have to show there is a paid membership. Possibly a not-for-profit. I'm not an accountant but have listened to how people do their properties over the years. I run a non-profit but it has nothing to do with hunting. It's a Not For Profit Organization. You don't have to be a charity or a church to be a non-profit. You are collecting fees simply to cover the organizations expenses and those fees grant the members of that organization certain privileges. The organization's purpose is not for business and not for profit. However, the fees would not be tax deductible.
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