FOOD BANK TAX CREDIT FOR FARMERS - QUEBECYou can claim a non-refundable credit, plus 50% of the eligible amount of food donations, if you meet all the following conditions:
You were a recognized agricultural producer.
- The donation was made to a registered charity that was a member of the Food Banks of Quebec network (either a Moisson member or, in the case of a donation made after March 17, 2016, an associate member).
- The donated food products were eligible agricultural products.
For more information, please visit the following link:
You must go to the "Food Donations" section
To enter this credit for food donations, proceed as follows:
1. On the "Left-side menu of the Interview tab", select the "Interview setup".
2. On the page that appears to the right, go to the "Common Tax Deductions" group, check the box for "Donations and political contributions" and click "Next" at the bottom of the page.
3. Return to the "Left-side menu on the Interview tab" and select the "Donations / political contributions".
4. On the right page, click the sign plus "+" icon to the right of the line "Donations of food products (after March 26, 2015)".
5. On the page that appears, enter the relevant information.
However, if you want to share gifts between spouses, follow this procedure.
1. Return to the "Donations / political contributions" and the screen on the right, scroll down to the "Sharing and optimization" group, and click the plus sign "+" icon located to the right of the line "Sharing donations between spouses and optimization of donations".
2. On the page that appears, go to the "Federal - Charitable donations" section and from the drop-down menu, choose the option that corresponds to your situation.
3. Go to the "Quebec - Charitable donations and other gifts" section and choose the option that corresponds to your situation.
The program will carry the amount to line 34900 of Step 5 of the federal return and Schedule 9 will be generated which will detail the total of your donations if applicable.
For Quebec, the program will generate Schedule V and will report the amount of the food donation on line 5 of it. Your non-refundable credit will be carried forward by the program at line 395 of the Quebec return.
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