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Know The Rules Before The Internal Revenue Service Knocks On Your Door

If you rent a shoeing rig to other farriers, are they employees, subcontractors or independent contractors?
By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2014 | Posted in Education
The following is a scenario being used by a full-time farrier. His name, town and state are not being provided in order to keep an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent from knocking on his door in regard to this unusual hoof-care business arrangement.
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The Hoof-Care Bottom Line

Don’t Overlook These Tax Deductions

Make sure you limit the taxes paid by determining the personal and business deductions you are allowed.
By Esco Buff posted on January 1, 2014 | Posted in Business Practices
It is no surprise to any working farrier that the daily costs of running a footcare practice will amount to enormous yearly expenses. The United States’ Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recognizes that running a business can be expensive, and allows deductions of business expenses on income tax returns.
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The Hoof-Care Bottom Line

Profit Margin's Place in your Shoeing Business

Understanding this formula will help you see how much of what you charge for your work actually stays in your pocket
By Esco Buff posted on March 1, 2011 | Posted in Business Practices
Profit margin is an excellent tool for tracking how much your farrier business is making, for making internal price comparisons, for determining how much you charge, and for helping make customer determinations.
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Briefings

December 1, 2010 | Posted in Education
A team of European researchers has found conformation of the forelimbs (including heel height and pastern angle), height at the withers and neck length can contribute to uneven feet concerns.
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Briefings

December 1, 2006 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming
Chris Gregory takes pains to minimize the length of contact with the frog when hot fitting a bar shoe.
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Briefings

January 1, 2006 | Posted in Education, Safety & Healthcare
During the annual American Association of Equine Practitioners meeting in early December in Seattle, Wash., Michael Weishaupt explained how horses dealing with pain redistribute the load between forelimbs and hindlimbs without causing an overload situation.
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Legal Notes For Shoers

Employee or Independent Contractor?

Make sure you know the differences when you arrange for on-the-job help.
By Julie I. Fershtman posted on May 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices
In an effort to curb the high costs associated with keeping employees, many business people in the equine industry simply label their workers “independent contractors” instead of “employees.”
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Farriery requires knowledge and skills to provide proper equine hoof care. In this series, sponsored by VICTORY, American Farriers Journal visits Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Mo. In this edition, Chris Gregory discussed his journey to becoming an educator, his focus in teaching farrier students and the state of farrier education.

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