Instrictions for Completing Damaged Timber Application
WAC 458-40-660(4)
Item 6.
Describe the property with damaged timber by Section, Township and Range, and
subdivision to the nearest forty acres. The application must be accompanied by a map
for each harvest unit.
Item 7.
Estimate the total acreage for the damaged area.
Item 9.
Estimate the volumes by species with the best information available. Chipwood
volumes (CHW) are not adjusted and should be excluded. The actual volumes
adjusted will be determined by scaling when the timber is harvested.
Item 10. The timber must be damaged and the damage needs to cause the loss of stumpage
value to qualify for adjustment. Extra harvesting costs or loss of market value will be
considered for adjustment. Normal scaling deductions for defect are not taxed and
therefore do not qualify for adjustment.
Item 11. Provide a list of each estimated additional cost per thousand board foot ($/mbf) to be
incurred resulting from the removal of the damaged timber (for example, $15/mbf
additional for bucking, $5/mbf additional for sorting, etc.) The additional costs should
be an average for all species harvested.
Item 12. Adjustment for loss of market value requires documentation upon completion of the
harvest.
This application and the final adjustment amount must be approved by the Department of
Revenue before harvest begins.
Please mail completed form to:
Department of Revenue
Forest Tax Program
Attn: Operations Manager
PO Box 47472
Olympia WA 98504-7472
Or contact us at 1-800-548-8829 for further information.
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