Plantation Sustainability -economic
Taxation
Taxation of Plantation Forestry
The Taxation of Plantation Forestry is detailed in the Regulation and Planning Section - National - Australia, including a discussion of Corporations Law.
The Australian Govenrment Treasury has recently conducted a review of the taxation treatment of plantation forestry. Details about the review, which is now closed for consultation, can be accessed via the Treasury website.
A detailed description of the taxation of plantation forestry is provided in the Australian Plantation Industry submission to the 2005- 2006 Australian Governmnet Treasury Review of the Taxation Treatment of Plantation Forestry.
Download The Australian Government's Proposed Arrangements for Taxation of Plantation Forestry (Australian PlantatIon Industry 2006) (PDF)
A summary description of the current taxation arrangements for plantation forestry Managed Investment Schemes is available on the following Information Sheet.
Download Timber Plantations and Managed Investment Schemes Essential Tax Basics (PDF)
The Australian Government Forestry and Conservation Minister, Senator Eric Abetz, and Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, announced new arrangements for the taxation of investments in forestry managed investment schemes (MIS) in December 2006. The implementation detaisl for these new arrangements wil be developed throughout 2007.
Download the Media Release detailing the results of the Review of Taxation Treatment of Plantation Forestry 21 December 2006. (PDF)
