Timber Income Tax Seminar Scheduled February 7

Timber Income Tax is the topic of a seminar at Nacogdoches, Texas on Thursday, February 7, sponsored by Stephen F. Austin State University, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, and the Texas Forestry Association. Registration is $75 per person and includes printed materials, lunch and refreshments.

Dr. Harry L. Haney, a consultant on forest management specializing in income tax, estate planning and financial analysis, will present the seminar. Dr. Haney teaches numerous short courses on timber taxation, estate planning, forest finance, and management of private timberland. He is an author of several landowner guides on forestry investment, federal income tax, estate planning, and conservation easements. He has written numerous technical publications on forestry investment analysis, timber taxation, and forest management. His columns on "Taxing Questions," Virginia Forests magazine and "Timber Tax Issues," Forest Landowner magazine are widely read. Dr. Haney is Garland Gray Emeritus Professor, Department of Forestry, College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, where he served for over 28 years. He was appointed Adjunct Professor of Forestry at the Warnell School of Forestry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA in 2007.

The purpose of the Timber Income Tax Seminar is to provide the most up-to-date information available regarding Federal Income Taxes applicable to income derived from forest land. The seminar is designed for a diverse audience and will be presented in a manner that will be understandable to all, regardless of their prior level of knowledge. The seminar will be of more benefit to forest landowners, forest managers, financial planners, tax accountants, consulting foresters, land appraisers, and individuals who may be interested in purchasing forest land for revenue generation.

For a registration form, go to http://www.sfasu.edu/forestry or call 936-468-3301. The seminar begins at 8:00 am at the Fredonia Hotel & Conference Center located at 200 N. Fredonia and will conclude by 4:30 pm.

Texas Forestry Association is a non-profit trade association representing over 3,200 members who grow, manage, harvest and process forest resources.