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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 19, 2011
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grower Tax Incentive Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow farmers whose gross receipts attributable to fruit and vegetable farming were not more than $500,000 for the previous taxable year a business-related tax credit equal to the lesser of $10,000 or the taxable income attributable to fruit and vegetable farming. Defines "fruit and vegetable farming" as the farming and sale of fruits, vegetables, or both in fresh form generally considered as perishable, but not including any grains or any perishable fruits and vegetables which have been manufactured into articles of food of a different kind or character.
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Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] · D–CA
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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