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Note 2 - Government Tax Credits
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

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GOVERNMENT TAX CREDITS

 

BIODIESEL BLENDERS TAX CREDIT AND SMALL AGRI-BIODIESEL PRODUCER TAX CREDIT

 

The biodiesel Blenders’ Tax Credit (“BTC”) provides a one dollar per gallon tax credit to the blender of biomass-based diesel with at least 0.1% petroleum-based diesel fuel.  The BTC will expire December 31, 2024 based on current law.  The Company records this credit as a reduction to cost of goods sold.

 

Within the law of the BTC, small agri-biodiesel producers with production capacity not in excess of 60 million gallons are eligible for an additional tax credit of $0.10 per gallon on the first 15 million gallons of agri-biodiesel sold (the “Small Agri-biodiesel Producer Tax Credit”). The Company was eligible for this credit as part of the tax provision.

 

CARES ACT EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDIT

 

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"), was enacted on March 27, 2020, to encourage eligible employers to retain employees on their payroll through, among other things, an available employee retention tax credit.  The Consolidated Appropriations Act, effective January 1, 2021 broadened the eligibility of the credit.  FutureFuel has applied for this credit and will recognize the benefit of the credit once reasonable assurance can be made as to the retention of the credit.