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T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , D e c e m b e r 19, 2 0 0 2 P age 17 Deferred tax system recommended for small woodland owners A t lo ng last, fa m ily fo re s t o w n e rs h a ve a hint of w h a t th e ir fu tu re p ro p e rty ta xe s w ill be. S e v e ra l y e a rs ago, la rg e la n d o w n e rs (th o s e w ith o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 a cres) w e re re q u ire d to p a y all o f th e s p e c ia lly a s sessed fo re s tla n d v a lu e s S T IH L (S A F V ) e v e ry year. W hile this syste m w o rks w ell fo r industrial fo re s ts th a t h a rve st sig n ifica n t tim b e r e v e ry year, s m a lle r la n d o w n e rs w e re pro m ise d an a lte rn a tiv e . S in c e fo re s tla n d o w n e rs m ust a p p ly fo r inclusion in the d e fe rre d p a ym e n t plan Where Santa Sh o p s. Number One Worldwide MS390 $4 2 g95 • 3.9 cu. in. 20” Bar M id -s iz e S aw offers a great com bi nation of features that will make each job a little easier. Efficient B a c k p a c k B lo w e r has easy grip throttle control with on-off switch, variable speed trigger, shock absorb ing starter handle and other convenience BR340 features to m ake your clean-up job faster and easier. $ 9 0 (1 9 5 ■> JP M J VI «PORK Parts * Sales * Service Over 19 years Serving the Community 34515 SUV Tualatin Valley Highway • 503-648-1254 North side ol TV Hwy. between Hillsboro a Cornelius before J u ly 1, 2003, th e re c o m m e n d a tio n s of the Tax W o rkin g G rou p co m e ju s t in tim e fo r the le g isla tu re to a ct d urin g th e u p co m in g se ssion. S m all w o o d la n d s (define d as b etw e en 10 and 5 ,0 0 0 a cres) are ofte n fa m ily -o w n e d fa rm s that have m u ltip le m a n a g e m e n t g o a ls . T h e s e n o n -in d u s tria l g o a ls ca n in clu d e im p ro v in g habitat, recreation, w a te r q u a li ty and a e sth e tics, in a d d itio n to g e n e ra tin g revenue. S m all tre e fa rm e rs ofte n have very long rotation perio ds be tw e e n tim b e r h a rv e s ts . W h ile th e in d u s try sta n d a rd is 30 to 40 years, a sm all tre e fa rm e r m ay not h a r v e s t fo r 50 o r m o re ye a rs . T h e se sm a lle r farm s also e x p e rience g re a te r relative im p a ct of regulations, e state ta xe s and d ifficu lty in acce ssin g m arkets, than do large co m p a n ie s w ith co n tin u a l harvest. Unless another tax option is created, all forestland ow ners will be in clud ed in th e Large UNLIMITED 56K INTERNET For in fo r m a tio n call 503-429-2701 w w w .a g a lis .n e t Landow ner Default Tax System (LLDTS). Property ow ners with less than 10 acres, or m ore than 5,000 acres, will rem ain in the LLD T S . U n der th is plan, landow ners pay 100% of the SA FV every year. No additional tax is assessed at the tim e of harvest, an advantage for prop erty ow ners that conduct annual harvests. However, w hen a p ro p erty ow ner cannot harvest every year, the need to create annual incom e could be devastating. F o llo w in g an u n s u c c e s s fu l a tte m p t to find a s o lu tio n to this co m p lic a te d p ro b le m , a g ro u p e sta b lish e d by H B 3 5 7 5 has m ade th re e re c o m m e n d a tio n s : First, th e y are re c o m m e n d ing a 2 0 /8 0 d e fe rre d ta x s y s tem , s im ila r to the c u rre n t P riv i lege Tax P ro g ra m . L a n d o w n e rs w o uld pay 20 p e rc e n t of the S A F V e ve ry year. S m all fo re s t land o w n e rs w o u ld a lso p a y a h a rvest tax that w o u ld re co ve r the unp a id 80 p e rc e n t of the SAFV. P a ym e n t of the d e fe rre d tax w o u ld be b a se d on th e v o l um e of tim b e r re m o ve d o v e r a rota tion, ra th e r th a n its va lu e , a c co rd in g to P a ul N ys, of th e O re g o n S m a ll W o o d la n d s A s so cia tio n (O S W A ) a n d a m e m b e r of the Tax W o rk in g G ro u p (TW G ). T he T W G had p la n n e d to in c lu d e a ta x in c e n tiv e fo r la n d o w n e rs w h o fo cu s on p ro d u cin g e co s y s te m se rvice s th a t b e n e fit the p u b lic but, a c c o rd ing to Nys, d e c id e d to re c o m m end th e 2 0 /8 0 p lans alone, b e ca u se of th e c u rre n t b u d g e t crisis. A c c o rd in g to th e O S W A , both th e O re g o n D e p a rtm e n t of F o re stry and th e O re g o n D e p a rtm e n t of R e ve n u e re c o m m e n d e d th a t th e tax d e fe rra l p lan sta n d a lo n e in o rd e r to get th e s u p p o rt of o th e r s ta k e h o ld ers. T h e se c o n d re c o m m e n d a tion is to re fe r th e c o n s e rv a tio n o p tio n to the C o n s e rv a tio n In c e n tiv e s W o rk G ro u p (a lso e s ta b lis h e d b y H B 3 5 7 5 ). S a ra V ic k e rm a n , o f D e fe n d e rs of W ild life , told O S W A that the c o m m itte e “ m is s e d an o p p o rtu nity to d ra ft a bill that w o uld give a ta x b re a k to la n d o w n e rs that e xce e d le gal re q u ire m e n ts fo r c o n s e rv a tio n m e a s u re s .” T h e final re c o m m e n d a tio n is th a t e ffo rts c o n tin u e to fin d w a ys to re d u ce th e c o m b in e d fire p a tro l and p ro p e rty ta x b u r den o n e a ste rn O re g o n fo re s t land o w n e rs. T h e re c o m m e n d a tio n s m ust b e a c c e p te d b y th e le g is la tu re b e fo re p ro p e rty o w n e rs have the o p p o rtu n ity to s e le ct th e 2 0 /8 0 d e fe rre d ta x plan. Forest Resources Directory MIKE PIHL LOGGING CO., INC. SPECIALIZING IN PRIVATE TIMBER FREE ESTIMATES TURNER LOGGING, INC. SPECIALIZING IN THINNING OPERATIONS No job too big No job too small We log ’em all 503-429-1470 Mobile: 503-789-1268 • Fax: 503-429-0252 1010 Bridge Street • P.O. 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