Logan County FSA News Bulletin

USDA Farm Service Agency sent this bulletin at 12/21/2012 04:46 PM EST

December 2012

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Logan County FSA Updates

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Logan County FSA

1650 5th Street

Lincoln, IL, 62656

Hours:

Monday - Friday

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Phone: 217-735-5508 ext. 2

Fax: 217-732-9916

County Committee:

Rodney Conklen - Chairman

Edwin Dahmm - Vice Chairman

Tim Southerlan - Member

Dorothy Gleason - Advisor

County Executive Director:

John Peters

Program Technicians:

Farm Loan Manager:

Tony Schmillen

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone from the Logan County FSA Office. We hope everyone enjoys time with family and friends during this holiday season.

The office will be closed:

- December 24th

- December 25th

- January 1st

Hope to see you all in 2013!

2012 County Committee Election Results

The Logan County FSA Committee met on December 6th during a regular Committee meeting and publicly counted ballots for the County Committee elections for LAA #2. This region covers the eastern third of Logan County and consists of Eminence, Atlanta, East Lincoln, Oran, Chester and Aetna Townships. At the conclusion of the tabulation, it was determined that Kenton Stoll won his 1st, 3-year term to the Logan County FSA Committee. Mary Beth Sparks will serve as 1st Alternate and Sharon Jones will serve as 2nd Alternate. Congratulations to Kenton, Mary Beth and Sharon as 176 ballots were cast and a big thank you also goes out to all who voted in the election and keeping the County Committee grassroots system alive. Learn more about the FSA County Committee system by visiting this LINK.

CHANGES TO IRS FORMS 1099-G AND 1099-MISC FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2012

In past years, IRS Form 1099-G was issued to show all program payments received from the Farm Service Agency, regardless of the amount. For calendar year 2012, the 1099-G reporting will change.

IRS Form 1099-G (Report of Payments to Producers) will only be issued to producers whose reportable payments total $600 or more for the calendar year. Additionally, if the producer has at least $600 in reportable payments received from multiple FSA offices, only one Form 1099-G will be issued. Producers subject to voluntary withholding or backup (involuntary) withholding will receive the appropriate IRS form, even if combined payments are less than $600.

The same changes will apply to producers and vendors who normally receive IRS Form 1099-MISC from FSA.

Any producer who receives less than $600 in combined payments should consult a tax advisor to determine if these payments must be reported on their tax return.

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