How will Congress look to pay for extending President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts?

President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts had broad implications for rural America. Many in agriculture are now urging lawmakers to extend the expiring provisions.

Farm CPA Paul Neiffer spoke with RFD-TV’s own Jennifer Vickery Smith on how Congress can pay for extending the tax cuts and the possible timeline.

Related Stories
Stable small business confidence supports rural economies, but lingering cost pressures and uncertainty continue to shape farm-country decision-making.
Cotton acres slipping as competing crops gain ground.
Ethanol output is improving, but weak domestic demand and export headwinds temper optimism about corn demand. Renewable Fuels Association President & CEO Geoff Cooper discusses the latest developments on Federal approval of year-round E15.
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has issued final Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) payments totaling more than $1.89 billion.
Formally dubbed “Farm Bill 2.0” by committee leadership, the draft surfaces after a high-stakes legislative dance that saw much of the traditional farm bill’s funding, specifically for crop insurance and safety net programs, carved out and passed in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
Alliant Chairman of Agriculture and former U.S. Ag Secretary Mike Johanns explains the R&D Tax Credit, the recent Tax Court ruling, and ways livestock producers and agribusinesses can qualify.