In order to qualify for a from farm to food donation tax credit, all of the following must apply:
 1. The taxpayer must produce the donated food commodity.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 190B.104

  • Department: means the department of environmental quality in a reference to a time before July 1, 1983, the department of water, air and waste management in a reference to a time on or after July 1, 1983, and through June 30, 1986, and the department of natural resources on or after July 1, 1986, and includes any officer or agency within that department. See Iowa Code 172D.1
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The taxpayer must transfer title to the donated food commodity to an Iowa food bank, or an Iowa emergency feeding organization, recognized by the department. The taxpayer shall not receive remuneration for the transfer.
 3. The donated food commodity cannot be damaged or out-of-condition and declared to be unfit for human consumption by a federal, state, or local health official. A food commodity that meets the requirements for donated foods pursuant to the federal emergency food assistance program satisfies this requirement.
 4. A taxpayer claiming the tax credit shall provide documentation supporting the tax credit claim in a form and manner prescribed by the department by rule.