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840.0000 TIMBER YIELD TAX

Annotation 840.0144

840.0144 Timber Owner. A surety or guarantor who performs a timber sale contract for the person originally obligated to perform it becomes the timber owner as defined in Revenue and Taxation Code section 38104 for purposes of Revenue and Transportation Code section 38115. As such, it is liable for timber yield taxes applicable to the timber harvested.

The surety must be timely billed, i.e., within three years of the quarter for which tax is determined or within three years after a return is filed, whichever is later, or if no return has been filed, within eight years of the period for which tax is proposed to be determined as provided in section 38417. C 3/10/1988.