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Are your foals really profitable?

Article by Baumgartners Key takeaways In the many years I have spent consulting to the thoroughbred industry, with a particular focus on tax and financial outcomes, I have yet to encounter an authoritative model that enables breeders to accurately determine whether their foals are genuinely generating a profit. The cost of mares, service fees and…

Are your foals really profitable?

Article by Baumgartners Key takeaways In the many years I have spent consulting to the thoroughbred industry, with a particular focus on tax and financial outcomes, I have yet to

Article by Paul Carrazzo CA, CPA, Baumgartners It’s certainly been an active period in the past few years during which there have been significant Land Tax Primary Production Exemption court

Article by Howden Group Bloodstock insurance can feel complex, especially when the policy wording is filled with technical language and extensively defined terms. Yet the importance of understanding exactly what

Article written by Paul Carrazzo CA, CPA – Baumgartners As they say in the classics, there are decades when nothing happens, and then there are weeks when decades happen! From

Key Insights: 1.Dog-breeding case sets a valuable GST precedent for horse breedersThe ART’s 2026 Smith decision confirms that even small-scale animal-breeding operations can qualify as a GST “enterprise” when they

Bloodstock insurance can feel complex, especially when the policy wording is filled with technical language and extensively defined terms. Yet the importance of understanding exactly what your policy covers cannot

Thoroughbred Breeders Australia is writing to members to provide guidance on Foal Ownership Declaration (FOD) obligations and to aid clarity around how the current framework is operating. Our aim is

Article reproduced with permission from Howden Group When it comes to insuring your horses, understanding the most common and costly claims risks allows you to recognise and prevent them. Equine

Led by TBNSW’s Executive Officer, Kirsten Tydd, the Scone edition of the TBNSW Breeders Seminar was hosted on Thursday 31 July 2025. See links below to all session video replays:

From the TBNSW Scone Seminar: A session on the Application of Form, Figures and Ratings from a Bloodstock and Breeding Perspective, by Inglis Bloodstock Consultant, Angus Robertson.

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