Christmas Tree & Timber Tax
Welcome! I’m Andrew Bosserman.
I help Christmas tree growers and forest landowners minimize taxes and maximize profits.
Recent Posts
CTFANY Summer Meeting Presentations Download
Want a summary of the talks I gave at the CTFANY Summer Meeting on July 15 & 16, 2022? Download the summaries below! CTFANY - Pricing Christmas Trees to Maximize ProfitsDownload CTFANY - #1 Way Christmas Tree Growers Save TaxesDownload CTFANY - Recordkeeping for...
New Christmas Tree Grower or New to the Site? Read These Articles!
Time flies when you're having fun! I've been posting articles to this site for over two years now and have accumulated a decent amount of resources for Christmas tree growers. This article will link to some of my most helpful articles for new growers or Christmas tree...
Q&A: Timber Tax Savings from Capital Gains
My last article analyzed the factors that affect how much money a Christmas tree grower can save by making a capital gain election. I often receive similar questions from forest landowners about how much money they can save on timber sales by qualifying for capital...
Q&A: Christmas Tree Farm Tax Savings From Capital Gain Method
One question I receive frequently from Christmas tree growers is how much money can I save by switching to the capital gain method? A previous article analyzed how the average Christmas tree grower would save approximately $27,000 a year by switching to the...
Save Timber Taxes by Utilizing a 1031 (Like-Kind) Exchange
A 1031 exchange (also known as a “like-kind exchange”) allows a forest landowner to save taxes by exchanging timberland (or possibly timber) the landowner currently owns for other real property. Forest landowners who own appreciated timber or timberland are prime...