SB 1162

Abstract

Tax credit; agricultural best management practices. Creates an enhanced individual and corporate income tax credit for taxable years 2021 through 2024 for the implementation of certain agricultural best management practices by the taxpayer that are required as part of a certified resource management plan. The enhanced tax credit is equal to 50 percent of the first $100,000 expended in implementing certain agricultural best management practices, and each amount shall be consistent with the rate offered for each eligible practice under the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program. The bill retains a tax credit for 25 percent of expenses made for all other agricultural best management practices that are not eligible for the enhanced credit rate, but increases the maximum amount of expenses to which one can apply the 25 percent credit from $70,000 to $100,000. A taxpayer may not claim credit for the same practice in the same management area under both the 25 percent and enhanced 75 percent credits. The aggregate amount of credit claimed per taxpayer shall not exceed $75,000 per year, and the aggregate amount of individual and corporate credits claimed among all taxpayers and credits shall not exceed $2 million per year. The bill sunsets the existing agricultural best management practices tax credits after taxable year 2024.

Tax credit; agricultural best management practices. Creates an enhanced individual and corporate income tax credit beginningin taxable year 2021 for the implementation of certain agriculturalbest management practices by the taxpayer that are required as partof a certified resource management plan. The enhanced tax creditis equal to 75 percent of the first $100,000 expended in implementingcertain agricultural best management practices, and each amount shallbe consistent with the rate offered for each eligible practice underthe Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program.The bill retains a tax credit for 25 percent of expenses made forall other agricultural best management practices that are not eligible for the enhanced credit rate, but increases the maximum amount ofexpenses to which one can apply the 25 percent credit from $70,000 to $100,000. A taxpayer may not claim credit for the same practicein the same management area under both the 25 percent and enhanced75 percent credits. The aggregate amount of credit claimed shallnot exceed $75,000.