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Tax Tips for Forest Landowners: 2025 Tax Year

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This annual publication provides general information to support forest landowners and their tax advisors. It updates details from the 2024 version, including content related to new legislation enacted in 2025 that reinstates and makes permanent several tax provisions and adds new incentives for capital investment. Although many key provisions take effect starting in 2026, some are already effective for the 2025 tax year.
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A National Review of State Preferential Property Tax Programs: Challenges and Opportunities for Agroforestry Practices in the United States

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A collaborative research team cataloged each preferential property tax program for agriculture, horticulture, and forestry in the Nation and assessed the programs' attributes to determine their compatibility with characteristics of agroforestry practices. Findings in this report can be used to inform natural resource management and discussions on tax incentives for agroforestry.
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Understanding your taxes as a forest owner

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A northern hardwood forest. Each year, the Forest Service and its partners release the publication Tax Tips for Forest Landowners. The educational resource is an overview with examples to help landowners understand the tax classifications and provisions when reporting income from timber sales…
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