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Livestock Producers in Areas of Drought/Too Much Moisture Get Tax Help
The federal government is offering 2009 tax deferrals to livestock producers who have been dealing with drought in designated areas of BC’s central interior, central Alberta and west central Saskatchewan and designated areas of excess moisture in the Interlake Region of central Manitoba.
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced on July 22, 2009 that producers who resorted to selling off eligible livestock to avoid financial losses due to drought or excess moisture conditions will be eligible for a one-year tax deferral on 2009 income from those sales. Producers who reduced their breeding herds by at least 15 percent are eligible. Thirty percent of income from net sales can be deferred if the herd has been reduced by at least 15 percent, but less than 30 percent. Where the herd has been reduced by 30 percent or more, 90 percent of income from net sales can be deferred. On September 8, 2009, the federal government announced an expansion of its initial list of 2009 designated drought-affected areas to include 47 census subdivisions in BC’s central interior, 28 communities in central Alberta and 8 RMs in west central Saskatchewan. The following list contains designated drought/excess moisture areas for 2009 announced to date. BC - 2009 Designations Census subdivisions of Cariboo D, E, G and K; Central Kootenay A through E, G, H, J and K; Central Okanagan and Central Okanagan J; Columbia-Shuswap C through F; Kootenay Boundary B through E; North Okanagan B, D, E and F; Okanagan-Similkameen A through H; Spallumcheen; Squamish-Lillooet A through C; and Thompson-Nicola E, I, J and L through P, which include Bonaparte Plateau, Blue Sky Country, Copper Desert Country, Lower North Thompson and Rivers and the Peaks. Alberta – 2009 Initial Designations
Beaver County, Camrose County No. 22, County of Minburn No. 27, County of Paintearth No. 18, County of Stettler No. 6, County of Two Hills No. 21, County of Vermilion River No. 24, County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Flagstaff County, Improvement District No. 13, Kneehill County, Lacombe County, Leduc County, Lamont County, Municipal District of Acadia No. 34, Municipal District of Provost No. 52, Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61, Parkland County, Ponoka County, Red Deer County, Special Area No. 2, Special Area No. 3, Special Area No. 4, Starland County, Strathcona County, and Sturgeon County.
Alberta - 2009 New Designations Athabasca, Barrhead, Birch Hills, Brazeau, Clear Hills, Clearwater, Lac la Biche, Lac Ste. Anne, Mountain View, Rocky View, Smoky Lake, St. Paul, Thorhild, Westlock, Wheatland and Woodlands counties; the municipal districts of Big Lakes, Bonnyville, Fairview, Greenview, Lesser Slave River, Northern Lights, Peace, Smoky River and Spirit River; the Town of Drumheller; and the Cities of Calgary and Edmonton. Saskatchewan – 2009 Initial Designations
RM 17 Val Marie, RM 44 Waverley, RM 45 Mankota, RM 46 Glen McPherson, RM 75 Pinto Creek, RM 76 Auvergne, RM 77 Wise Creek, RM 105 Glen Bain, RM 106 Whiska Creek, RM 107 Lac Pelletier, RM 135 Lawtonia, RM 136 Coulee, RM 137 Swift Current, RM 165 Morse, RM 166 Excelsior, RM 167 Saskatchewan Landing, RM 168 River-side, RM 169 Pittville, RM 194 Enfield, RM 224 Maple Bush, RM 225 Canaan, RM 226 Victory, RM 228 Lacadena, RM 229 Miry Creek, RM 230 Clinworth, RM 231 Happyland, RM 232 Deer Forks, RM 254 Loreburn, RM 255 Coteau, RM 256 King George, RM 257 Monet, RM 259 Snipe Lake, RM 260 Newcombe, RM 261 Chesterfield, RM 283 Rosedale, RM 284 Rudy, RM 285 Fertile Valley, RM 286 Milden, RM 287 St. Andrews, RM 288 Pleasant Valley, RM 290 Kindersley, RM 292 Milton, RM 315 Montrose, RM 316 Harris, RM 317 Marriott, RM 318 Mountain View, RM 319 Winslow, RM 320 Oakdale, RM 321 Prairiedale, RM 322 Antelope Park, RM 345 Vanscoy, RM 346 Perdue, RM 347 Biggar, RM 349 Grandview, RM 350 Mariposa, RM 351 Progress, RM 352 Heart’s Hill, RM 376 Eagle Creek, RM 377 Glenside, RM 378 Rosemount, RM 379 Reford, RM 380 Tramping Lake, RM 381 Grass Lake, RM 382 Eye Hill, RM 409 Buffalo, RM 410 Round Valley, RM 411 Senlac, RM 438 Battle River, RM 439 Cut Knife, RM 440 Hillsdale, RM 442 Manitou Lake, RM 469 Turtle River, RM 470 Paynton, RM 471 Eldon, RM 472 Wilton, and RM 502 Britannia. Saskatchewan - 2009 New Designations RM 18 Lone Tree, RM 74 Wood River, RM 78 Grassy Creek, RM 104 Gravelbourg, RM 108 Bone Creek, RM 138 Webb, RM 164 Chaplin, RM 134 Shamrock Manitoba – 2009 Designations RM 105 Bifrost, RM 129 Gimli, RM 602 Armstrong, and RM 605 Fisher. |
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