The Casual Cattle Conversations Podcast: Tax Tips for Ranchers
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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Tax Tips for Ranchers
December 8, 2025 | Written By Shaye Koester
The end of the year is here, but so is all the end of year bookwork and tax prep that comes with it. Hannah Mann, founder of Pioneer Accounting LLC, shares several tips and strategies to help ranchers simplify tax season in a recent episode of the Casual Cattle Conversations Podcast.
1. Bookkeeping Strategies that Work
Reducing overwhelm and indecision starts with creating a benchmark.
Mann says, “Having clean, real-time books lets us see multi-year trends, determine what’s making money, and create better strategies.”
Yet, she knows how challenging it is to keep books updated for the majority of ag operations.
“Most operators don’t have time for bookkeeping. That’s why having a system that’s easy and in real time is huge,” says Mann. “When you’re three or four months behind on reconciling and tax strategy time comes, it’s overwhelming.” ....
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