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Woods and taxes: Understanding your assessment and reducing your burden

Written by Darrin Kimbler
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Is your tax bill higher than you would like? As a landowner your woodlots are often an overlooked source of cost. Join Darrin Kimbler and Tony Johnson as they discuss the different tax assessment options for woodlots. You will learn about land use assessment an Managed Forest Law as means of reducing your tax burden.

Additional resources discussed in the video can be found at:

WI DOR video for Use-value assessment for maple sap gathering,    • Use Value Assessm…  

WI DOR website for information about local assessors, agriculture farm assessment and the Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual, https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/Asse…

WI DNR Forestry Assistance Locator website,https://dnr.wi.gov/fal/

WI DNR Managed Forest Law website, https://dnr.wi.gov/fal/

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