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Advocates press committee for tax credit to boost farm food donations and cut waste
Summary
Supporters of H.3154 / S.1043 asked the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to approve a refundable tax credit (capped at $25,000 per farm) for fair-market-value donations of food, arguing the change would increase farm donations to food pantries, reduce food waste and support small farmers' financial sustainability.
Advocates and operators of food banks and gleaning programs testified in favor of H.3154 / S.1043, which would create a tax credit equal to the fair-market value of donated food and impose a $25,000 annual cap per farmer.
Rebecca Miller, who testified for a coalition of organizations, said food donation and gleaning programs could expand if small farms saw reliable compensation for the time…
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