Additional client services offered by CFC include: Boundary line maintenance Maintaining clearly marked boundary lines is important for maintaining ownership, preventing trespass and adverse possession, and improving the "curb appeal" of property. Annual inspections A service of greatest value to ab...

Timber TaxAccording to Bailey, et al., the six most important rules for timber investments are: The treatment of timber sale income as long-term capital gain. The correct allocation of basis (acquisition costs) between land, timber, and other land improvements on the property. Cost depletion. The de...

Deciding when and how to sell their trees is perhaps the most important decision faced by forestland owners. Making a poorly informed decision at this point can wipe out years of careful planning. The first rule of selling timber is simple: Know what you're selling before you sell it. CFC recommends...

Forest Landowners Association, Inc. http://forestlandowners.com/ Alabama Forest Owners' Association, Inc. http://afoa.org/ Forest Landowners Tax Council http://fltc.net/ National Timber Tax Website http://timbertax.org/ Ag. Handbook #718, Forest Landowners Guide to the Federal Income Tax http://timb...

Another important turning point in forestland ownership is the decision to establish a new stand of trees. With reforestation, the most common and most costly mistake made by landowners is underestimating the financial impact of their decisions. The true cost of plantation establishment includes not...