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Schedule F line 29, farm taxes.
What the instructions put on this line and what they keep off.
Line 29 (“Taxes”) takes real estate and personal property taxes on farm business assets, the employer share of social security and Medicare tax on farm employees, federal unemployment tax, federal highway use tax, and certain state fund contributions. Federal income tax and self-employment tax are not deducted here.
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Taxes on line 29 (2025 instructions)
| Item | Meaning | What the IRS says |
|---|---|---|
| Deduct | Property taxes | Real estate and personal property taxes on farm business assets |
| Deduct | Employer payroll taxes | Social security and Medicare taxes you paid to match what you are required to withhold from farm employees’ wages |
| Deduct | Federal taxes | Federal unemployment tax; federal highway use tax |
| Deduct | State fund contributions | Contributions to a state unemployment insurance or disability benefit fund if considered taxes under state law |
| Do not deduct | Federal income tax | Including your self-employment tax; one-half of SE tax goes on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 15 |
| Do not deduct | Estate and gift taxes; improvement assessments | Estate and gift taxes; taxes assessed for improvements such as paving and sewers |
| Do not deduct | Home, sales taxes on property, unrelated taxes | Taxes on your home or personal-use property; state and local sales taxes on property bought for the farm (treat as part of its cost); other taxes unrelated to farming |
Sales tax goes into the asset’s cost
The instructions say not to deduct state and local sales taxes on property purchased for the farm on line 29; instead treat them as part of the cost of the property.
Farm use of your home
Taxes on your home or personal-use property are off the list. The instructions note that if you use your home to conduct farming activities, you may be able to deduct expenses related to your home, such as property taxes, on line 32; see “Business use of your home” in the instructions.
Self-employment tax
You cannot deduct self-employment tax on this line. You can deduct one-half of it on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 15; see Schedule SE line 13.
Worked example
Ruiz Farms paid $4,200 of real estate tax on farmland, $2,300 of matching social security and Medicare tax on farm employees’ wages, and $420 of federal unemployment tax, so line 29 is $6,920. The owner’s $9,000 of self-employment tax is not included. Names and figures are made up.
More line pages in this set
Related lines: Schedule SE Line 13, Schedule F Line 34.
Sources
- Instructions for Schedule F (Form 1040) (2025): Line 29 instructions. Page last reviewed or updated April 30, 2026. Read November 2, 2026.
- Schedule F (Form 1040) (2025): The printed line 29 and line 33 wording. Read November 2, 2026.
Tax year 2025 instructions (page last reviewed or updated April 30, 2026). The line labels were read from the Schedule F (Form 1040) PDF the IRS had posted on the date read, which is the 2025 edition; line numbers can shift between years, so check them against the form for your tax year. Names and figures in worked examples are made up.
Frequently asked questions
What is Schedule F line 29?
The Taxes line in the farm expenses of Part II.
Which taxes can I deduct on line 29?
Real estate and personal property taxes on farm assets, employer social security and Medicare tax on farm employees, federal unemployment tax, federal highway use tax, and certain state fund contributions.
Can I deduct self-employment tax on line 29?
No. The instructions say not to deduct federal income taxes, including self-employment tax, here, but you can deduct one-half of self-employment tax on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 15.
Where do sales taxes on farm equipment go?
The instructions say to treat state and local sales taxes on property purchased for the farm as part of the cost of the property.
Can I deduct property tax on my home?
Not on line 29. The instructions say taxes on your home or personal-use property are excluded, with a pointer to the business use of home rules.
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