Timber Tax Workshops

New federal tax incentives are available for landowners receiving cost-share payments from the Forest Health Protection programs. The IRS has new regulations on reporting lump-sum timber sales. The 2009 Texas legislature also provided new property tax incentives for timberland owners.

The daylong workshop will provide an understanding of timber tax including the latest changes to tax laws and rules for 2009 tax return preparations, and strategies for estate planning. Topics will focus on federal timber income tax issues for private forest owners with a refresher on local timberland property tax incentives. Participants will gain a clear understanding of commonly misunderstood timber tax issues.

Forest landowners, professional consulting foresters, loggers, public accountants, and other professionals related to timber business are strongly encouraged to participate.

Download the workshop brochure 

The workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credits: CFE (Foresters) 5.5 hours, CLE (Loggers) 5.5 hours and CPE (CPAs) 5.5 hours.

Speakers include Dr. Linda Wang, a national forest taxation specialist for the USDA Forest Service in Washington, D.C.; Dr. John Greene, research forester for the USDA Forest Service in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and co-author of “Forest Landowners’ Guide to the Federal Income Tax” and “Estate Planning for Forest Landowners: What Will Become of Your Timberland.”; and Dr. Yanshu Li, forest economist with Texas Forest Service.

Registration is $70 and includes a workbook, catered lunch and refreshments.

For more information contact Monica Jadlowski at (979) 458-6630 or mjadlowski@tfs.tamu.edu.

Registration

Registration options:

1. Register for the event online.
   
   

   Jan 26, 2010 Mt. Pleasant, TX Mount Pleasant Civic Center 1800 N. Jefferson Avenue Mount Pleasant, TX 75455 8:00am-4:00pm REGISTER

   Jan 27, 2010 Palestine, TX Palestine Civic Center 1819 Hwy. 19 N & Loop 256 Palestine, TX 75801 8:00am-4:00pm REGISTER

   Jan 28, 2010 Livingston, TX Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation Entertainment Center 571 State Park Road 56 Livingston, TX 77351 8:00am-4:00pm REGISTER

   
   
2. Call (979) 458-6630 to register by telephone.
3. Download a registration form  (pdf 240 kb) and fax it to the number on the form or mail it to the address below. You will need a copy of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this application form.
   
4. Mail the form with payment to:
   
   Timber Tax Workshop
   Texas Forest Service
   301 Tarrow, Suite 364
   College Station, TX 77840-7896

Vendor / Exhibitor Opportunity

We invite you to participate as a vendor/exhibitor at the workshops. We anticipate around 80 participants to be in attendance at each of the workshops. Normally they include forest landowners, consulting foresters, loggers, public accounts, district appraisers, and other professionals in timber-related business.

The exhibitor fee is $100 per exhibitor per workshop. Exhibitor will receive one indoor booth space (one 6 ft. table). In additional to vendor registration, exhibitors will receive a complementary workshop registration for each registered workshop. A full workshop registration includes a workbook, lunch and refreshment. Additional exhibit representatives may purchase the lunch at $15 per person.

Booth space is limited and the availability will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Texas Forest Service reserves the right to approve all vendors.

Please download the vendor/exhibitor registration form  (pdf 174 kb), fill out and return it with your payment as directed.