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2023 SESSION

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SB 1525 Wholesome food donation; tax credit renewed.

Introduced by: Aaron R. Rouse | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Wholesome food donation tax credit. Renews the wholesome food donation tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, but before January 1, 2028. The bill allows any person engaged in the business of farming that donates food crops or wholesome food, defined in the bill, produced by the person in the Commonwealth to a nonprofit food bank to claim a tax credit for the taxable year of the donation in the amount of 50 percent of the fair market value of such donation, not to exceed $10,000 for all such donations made by the person during such year. This bill is identical to HB 2445.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program. Authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program (VAFAP) to provide grants to reimburse farmers or food producers for any costs associated with harvesting, processing, packaging, or transporting wholesome food, defined in the bill, donated to charitable food assistance organizations.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Wholesome food donation tax credit. Renews the wholesome food donation tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, but before January 1, 2028. The bill allows any person engaged in the business of farming that donates wholesome food, defined in the bill, produced by the person in the Commonwealth to a nonprofit food bank to claim a tax credit for the taxable year of the donation in the amount of 50 percent of the fair market value of such donation, not to exceed $10,000 for all such donations made by the person during such year.