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Livestock Tax Deferral Provision

Amount:

No fixed amount

Type:

Tax Credit

Description:

The Livestock Tax Deferral provision allows farmers who sell part of their breeding herd due to drought or flooding in prescribed drought or flood regions to defer a portion of sale proceeds to the following year. To defer income, the breeding herd must have been reduced by at least 15%.

Comments on Funding:

Funding will take the form of a tax deferral:
1. where the breeding herd has been reduced by at least 15%, but less than 30%, 30% of income from net sales can be deferred;
2. where the breeding herd has been reduced by 30% or more, 90% of income from net sales can be deferred.

Deadline:

Continuous Intake

Eligibility:

Applicants must:
1. be farmers who sell part of their breeding herd due to drought or flooding in prescribed drought or flood regions;
2. have their breeding herd reduced by at least 15%.

Application Steps:

For more information on the process or criteria to identify Prescribed Drought or Flood Regions, the applicant must contact aafc.taxdeferral-reportdelimpot.aac@agr.gc.ca.

Documentation Needed:

No specific documentation has been identified.

Other Things to Note:

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Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Ontario to identify and maximize government grants to grow their business. Click here to learn more about Moe’s background and how he can help your business.