lump-sum timber sale and 1099 reporting proposed irs regulation
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Lump-Sum Timber Sale and 1099 Reporting
Proposed IRS Regulation
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Two Timber Sale Methods
• Lump-sum sale– “Outright timber sale”
– Seller is paid a pre-set, fixed amount for the sale or exchange of standing timber
– The total dollar amount received by the seller is independent of the amount of timber actually cut
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Pay-as-Cut Timber Sale
• Seller is paid based on the amount of timber actually cut
• Seller continue to bear risk of loss until timber is cut
• Sale agreement typically specifies unit price for the timber removed
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Current Reporting Requirement
• Pay-as-cut timber sale is required to be reported to the IRS (IRC §6050N)
• The form that is used for this reporting is Form 1099-S
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Current Reporting Requirement
• Lump-sum timber sale is not subject to Form 1099 reporting
(Section 1.6045-4 (c) (2) (i))
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Proposed IRS Regulation
• Under the proposed rule, lump-sum timber sale or exchange will be required to be reported to the IRS
Source: REG-155669-04
Amendment to §1.6045-4 (b) (2)
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Lump-Sum Timber SalesProposed IRS Regulation
• Date Proposed: November 29, 2007• Comment deadline: by Feb. 27, 2008• Effective date: after the final regulations
adopted in the Federal Register
Source: REG-155669-04
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Rationale for Proposed Rule
• “The IRS has found that some taxpayers are underreporting income from lump-sum or outright sales of timber.”
• Disparate treatment of lump-sum and pay-as-cut timber transactions is not sound tax administration.
Source: REG-155669-04