Sections

Timber Income Tax

Flinchum’s Phoenix, 650 Phoenix Drive, Athens, Georgia

Date: 10/05/2017 from 07:30 am to 05:30 pm

Brochure

Brochure with mail-in registration form and agenda

About the Program
This course offers strategies on timber-tax issues that will help landowners reduce their timber income taxes. Current information is provided on changes made by the latest tax acts relating to IRS statutes, regulations and case precedents. Participants will learn how to avoid pitfalls in these tax changes.

Course Format
A combination of lectures, hands-on exercises, and discussions will provide pragmatic guidance on the complex world of taxes.

Who Will Benefit?
Forestland managers, consulting foresters, accountants, attorneys, landowners, and other professional managers.

Instructors
Dr. Harry L. Haney, Jr., Adjunct Faculty, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia. He specializes as a consultant on forest management focusing on income tax, estate planning and financial analysis. He served on the faculty at the Department of Forestry, College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech for over 28 years. He has written technical publications on forestry investment analysis, timber taxation, and forest management.

Dr. Yanshu Li,

Forest Economics & Taxation Outreach Specialist at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia. She focuses on federal and state forest taxation, economic issues related to forest investment and management, forest products market analysis and the economic benefits of forests. Among her several degrees are an M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. in Forest Economics from Auburn University.

Hotel Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn Express in Athens for attendees of Timber Income Tax for the nights of October 4-5, 2017. The hotel address is 513 West Broad Street, Athens, GA 30601. Rooms are $95.00 per night plus 14% percent sales tax and $5.00 transportation bill tax per night. Use the code "TIM" for making reservations (706-546-8122).

Special Needs
If you require special services or dietary considerations, please contact Ingvar Elle at 706-583-0566 or e-mail him at ingvar@uga.edu prior to September 21, 2017.

Parking and Directions
Parking at Flinchum’s Phoenix at Whitehall Forest is free of charge.
For directions to Flinchum’s Phoenix Type “650 Phoenix Road, Athens, GA” into the Googlemaps.com directions finder.