2019 Horse PAC® Annual Report
April 7, 2020Dear NTRA Horse PAC® Donor,Thank you for your support of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s federal political action committee, Horse PAC®, in 2019.For the first time this year, [...]
NTRA/Dean Dorton Teleconference on COVID-19 Federal Stimulus Legislation
NTRA NATIONAL TELECONFERENCE: NTRA/DEAN DORTON TO PROVIDE INDUSTRY UPDATE ON COVID-19 FEDERAL STIMULUS LEGISLATION The NTRA and its Washington, D.C., legislative team, The Alpine Group, and Kentucky-based Dean Dorton, [...]
Department of Homeland Security to Allocate 35,000 Additional H-2B Visas
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 5, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) earlier today communicated to Congressional offices its intent to release 35,000 additional H-2B visas for the [...]
Dean Dorton Webinar: Key Federal Tax Reform Items for Horse and Farm Owners
Tax Update for Horse and Farm Owners Dean Dorton, one of the largest CPA firms based in Kentucky and a partner of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), is [...]
Three-Year Racehorse Depreciation Extension Signed Into Law by President
LEXINGTON, Ky. (December 20, 2019) – A key provision that extends three-year tax depreciation for all racehorses through 2020 was signed into law by the President earlier Friday. The racehorse provision, [...]
H-2B Visa Program Relief Expected to Be Signed Into Law As Part of Spending Bill
LEXINGTON, Ky. (December 20, 2019) – Horse trainers who utilize the H-2B guest worker visa program to fill various backstretch positions are expected to have increased access to H-2B [...]
Three-Year Racehorse Depreciation Extension Passed by Both Houses of Congress
Contact: Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications, (859) 422-2663, ahughes@ntra.com LEXINGTON, Ky. (December 19, 2019) – A key provision that extends three-year tax depreciation for all racehorses through 2020 passed [...]
Three-Year Racehorse Depreciation Extension Passed by House of Representatives
LEXINGTON, Ky. (December 17, 2019) – A key provision that extends three-year tax depreciation for all racehorses through 2020 today passed the House of Representatives by a vote of [...]
Department of Homeland Security to Accept Petitions for 30,000 Additional H-2B Visas Beginning May 8
Lexington, Ky. (May 6, 2019) -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it will begin accepting petitions on Wednesday, May 8 for 30,000 additional H-2B visas [...]