Food bank tax credit for farmers - line 83 - Nova
Scotia
Effective January 1, 2016, and for the following years, you can
claim a non-refundable additional 25% credit if
you meet all the following conditions.
A) You were a resident of Nova Scotia at the end of the
year.
B) You or your spouse or common-law partner operated a farming
business.
C) You made a qualifying food donation to an eligible food bank
this year.
D) You have claimed the qualifying donation on
line 34000 of your federal Schedule
9 and on line 58969 of
form NS428 as a charitable donation or gift for
the year.
For more information, please visit the following link:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/tax-packages-years/general-income-tax-benefit-package/nova-scotia/5003-pc/information-residents-nova-scotia.html#P165_17373
To enter this additional credit, do the following:
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
federal political contributions" and click "Next".
3. Return to the "Left-side menu on the Interview tab"
and select the "Donations / political contributions".
4. On the right page, click the plus sign
«+" icon to the right of the line "Food bank tax
credit for farmers (Nova Scotia resident)".
5. On the page that appears, enter the relevant information.
However, if you want to share donations between spouses, you
need to follow this small procedure.
1. Return to the "Donations / political contributions",
on the screen on your 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, choose the option that corresponds
to your situation.
Your credit for federal donations will be carried over by the
program to line 34000 of Schedule
9 of the federal return and on
line 58969 of form NS428.
The Food bank tax credit will be reported on
line 62150 or line 83 of
form NS428.
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