Forest Products Tax Working Group

Virginia Tax and the Department of Forestry worked with members of the forest products industry to build consensus as to uniform procedures for collection of the tax that reflect current industry practices and ensure the correct amount of tax is collected. Virginia Tax would like to thank everyone who assisted with this working group.

Final Tax Bulletin

• Tax Bulletin 15-5 (June 25, 2015) (PDF)

Working Group Materials 

Final Legislation: 

• House Bill 1724 (2015 Acts of Assembly, Chapter 170)

Draft Legislation

The Department of Forestry requested that Virginia Tax post the draft of the Department of Forestry's Forest Products Tax legislation:

• Department of Forestry's Draft Legislation (PDF)

August 11, 2014 Meeting Materials:

The first meeting of the working group was held on August 11, 2014 in Charlottesville.

• Agenda (PDF)
• Virginia Tax Presentation (PDF)
• Department of Forestry Presentation (PDF)
• Reforestation of Timberlands Program Handout (PDF)
• Forest Products Tax Handout (PDF)