The likelihood of comprehensive immigration reform legislation being passed this year by Congress has lessened, following comments made last week by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). Speaker Boehner made it [...]
The multi-year farm bill, passed earlier this week by the Senate and last week by the House of Representatives, includes provisions that will benefit those in the Thoroughbred racing and [...]
Congress is expected to vote this week on the Agricultural Act of 2014, the most recent version of a five-year farm bill. This 959 page bill reforms the nation’s farm [...]
Favorable depreciation rules and other investment incentives important to the horse racing and breeding industry expired at the end of 2013. The fate of these expired tax provisions in 2014 [...]
The NTRA is offering its members up to a 30 percent discount on two useful American Horse Council (AHC) equine tax resources. The AHC’s Tax Tips for Horse Owners booklet [...]
Industry members have until the end of this month to benefit from the strong 2013 investment incentives of 50 percent bonus depreciation and a $500,000 expense allowance. Both incentives could [...]
On Tuesday, December 10, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing entitled “The State of Online Gaming.” The hearing focused on the current status of online [...]
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, will hold a hearing at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 21 regarding the Horseracing Integrity and [...]
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is submitting a letter to the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade outlining significant progress in the national reform effort to [...]
The NTRA congratulates all of the winners of Breeders’ Cup World Championships races last weekend. Special thanks goes to those winners listed below who contributed to the NTRA Legislative Action [...]
