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The USFS is a Federal agency that manages 193 million acres of public lands in national forests and grasslands. USFS provides technical and financial assistance to state and private forestry agencies, and is the largest forestry research organization in the world.
Understand timber sale income and capital gains tax In most cases, your income from a standing timber sale is taxed at the favorable long-term capital gains tax rate (0%, 15%, or 20% depending on your taxable income) if you have owned it for more than 1 year.
The Forest Service sells timber and special forest products on a variety of contract and permit forms based on the complexity and/or value of the sale.
United States Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service / Parent organization
Using Forest Service budget data, the group reports Tongass timber sales over the last four decades generated $227 million in revenue but cost $1.96 billion to administer. Since fiscal year 1980, the USFS has lost approximately $1.7 billion, or an average of $44 million per year.
About 80 million acres of the National Forest System across the nation are at risk from insects, disease, and wildfire. About one-third of these lands are at very high risk. We are working hard to improve the condition of these lands through active management, using every tool in the box.
Congress has given the Forest Service authority to enter into land exchanges with private individuals and groups. Land exchanges can be effective tools because the Forest Service has very limited authority to sell lands and limited funds for acquiring key tracts.