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The article focuses on the allegations against the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) on giving protection to the Native Indian tribe lands. Topics discussed include the efforts of BIA in conducting negotiations between businesses and Native landowners, the natural resources from these lands, and the difficulty encountered by BIA in gathering information for their operations.

The article discusses tax issues associated with land leases granting energy companies the right to extract natural gas via hydraulic fracturing. Commentary is presented on tax considerations that can arise in connection with mineral rights, land lease payments and royalties, and depletion. Estimated taxes and whether tax payers should form an entity such as a limited liability company before signing a lease are also addressed.

The article talks about the U.S. coal industry. Topics discussed include clean coal technologies such as high‑efficiency low emissions (HELE) coal generation, planning of end the U.S. Department of the Interior's moratorium related with leasing federal land for coal mining and anniversary celebration of the American Coal Council (ACC).

The article offers news briefs related to the U.S. tourism and hospitality industry for 2018 including expansion of its portfolio with addition of Two Roots Brewing by Cannabiniers foodservice firm, and leasing of a space in La Jolla, San Diego, California by jewelry seller Pura Vida Bracelets.

The article discusses a court case between Fort Worth, Texas-based property leasing company Southland Royalty Co. and petroleum company Gulf Oil on a 50-year lease for the exploitation of the gas and oil wells on the territory of a Southland's property. According to the author, in 1973 the Texas Supreme Court decided Southwest to resume control on its properties on July 14, 1975.

The article discusses the decline in the land value across U.S. in 2015 as compared to the past years citing example of the Corn Belt and also discusses topics including the factors behind the decline being location and renting and leasing of lands and the future plans to retain the land values.

The article discusses the benefits of flexible cash lease or flex lease for farmers and landowners, which include profits of lease, customers risk compared to other lease, and power behind the lease.

The article reports that land values are increasing in Southwest region of the U.S. while rests are flat over the year 2014. Topics discussed include increase in Oklahoma cropland value by eight percent and Texas by 9.5 percent; the views of Damona Doye, Oklahoma State University Agricultural Economist, on the decline in land value in the Corn Belt; and difference in cropland rental rates and values.

In this article, the author discusses how proper documentation work can prevent the mischief's from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the U.S. He mentions IRS troubles faced by family regarding their family employment agreement. He also mentions possibility of excess rent construing by IRS on improper documentation for land rental agreements.

The author expresses views on two big and easy sources of revenue that U.S. President Barack Obama is not taking into consideration as of January 2013, one of which is money from the leasing of federal lands for oil and gas drilling.

The article offers some tips from agriculture business specialist Joe Koenen on the factors that landowners should discuss with tenants before entering a lease agreement in the U.S. including repairs and replacement, insurance, and subleasing.

The article offers some tips from agriculture business specialist Joe Koenen on the factors that landowners and tenants must consider before entering a lease agreement in the U.S. including conservation methods, crop rotation and waterways practices. INSET: Get it in writing.

The article reports on the effectiveness of long-term leases as a tool for securing land for future generations. INSET: Key Points.

The article reports on the passage of the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act (HEARTH) by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. It says that the move will allow several tribes to qualify for certain surface leases without prior approval from the Secretary of Interior. It notes that the bill was introduced by Representative Martin Heinrich in 2009.

The article quotes Arkansas attorney Grant Ballard on farm leases, including topics such as written lease agreements, termination clauses, and controlling law of interstate lease agreements.

The article focuses on tax treatment for income from rented farmlands in the U.S. Topics discussed include difference between tax treatment for business income and rental activities, net investment income tax (NIIT) for rentees, exemption of rentees from self-employment tax who does not participate in rental activity, benefit for the farmers on renting land after retirement and treatment of land as an investment property.

The article discusses the possibility and legal parameters of renegotiating high cash-rent farm leases as well as the opportunity to renegotiate for lower cash rental rates in the U.S. INSET: Opportunities abound for beginning farmers in 2014.

The article offers advice to farmers for drafting lease agreements for crop growing. The landlord-tenant relationship, real property descriptions, and termination clauses are discussed, as well as lease terms, liability issues, and property maintenance. Knowledge of U.S. federal farm programs and arbitration provisions are also recommended.