Tax Tips for Forest Landowners: 2024 Tax Year
The Forest Service has released this annual national fact sheet almost every year since 1987 as an informational and educational resource for private forest landowners and their tax advisors. This publication updates details from the 2023 version and includes new content on conservation easements.
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Partnership teaches community members to reduce wildfire risks
A cut and stacked pile like this is best for winter pile burning around homes and properties. Photo courtesy of Gloria Erickson, Dovetail Partners.
MINNESOTA—Gathered around piles of cut and stacked balsam fir, 25 members from communities surrounding the Superior National Forest participated in a pile…
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Tax Tips for Forest Landowners: 2023 Tax Year
Any activity by a forest landowner can have tax implications. This informational resource can help landowners understand applicable tax laws and integrate tax planning into their forest management.
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Private Land
There are an estimated 10.9 million family forest and woodland ownerships. They control more than any other group. Family Forests, 37%. Corporate, 22%. Federal Government, 29%. State, 7%. Local, 2%. (Forest Service infographic)
More than half the forest land in the United States is owned and…