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Managing and Passing On Your Family Forest

Fourth Biennial Forest Taxation and Estate Planning Conference 2005
January 26 & 27, 2005

Forest Taxation and Estate Planning Conference 2005

Click on individual speaker links below to see narrated PowerPoint presentations.

Click here to view the Forest Owners' Guide to the Federal Income Tax

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Wednesday Agenda, January 26, 2004

Morning Session

Larry Bishop
Introduction to the Federal Income Tax
Larry Bishop, Forest Management and Taxation Specialist, USDA Forest Service
John Greene
Establishment of Accounts & Record Keeping
John Greene, Research Economist, USDA Forest Service
Neal Bungard
Reforestation Tax Incentives
Neal Bungard, Forest Legacy Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry

Cost-share & Conservation Payments
Neal Bungard, Forest Legacy Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry

Passive-loss Rules
Larry Bishop, Forest Management and Taxation Specialist, USDA Forest Service

Operating Expenses & Carrying Charges
Larry Bishop, Forest Management and Taxation Specialist, USDA Forest Service

Timber Sales & Income
John Greene, Research Economist, USDA Forest Service

Depreciation & Section 179 Deduction
Larry Bishop, Forest Management and Taxation Specialist, USDA Forest Service

Involuntary Conversions
John Greene, Research Economist, USDA Forest Service

Christmas Trees
Larry Bishop, Forest Management and Taxation Specialist, USDA Forest Service

Lloyd Casey
Introduction to Estate Planning
Lloyd Casey, Principal Forester, Casey's Forestry Concepts

Estate Planning Tools
John Greene, Research Economist, USDA Forest Service

Economic Advantages of Estate Planning
Larry Bishop, Forest Management and Taxation Specialist, USDA Forest Service