Mining Exploration Tax Credit (METC)

Amount:

No fixed amount

Type:

Tax Credit

Description:

The Mining Exploration Tax Credit (METC) is for eligible corporations, and corporations that are active members of partnerships conducting grassroots mineral exploration in BC. 

Comments on Funding:

Deadline:

Continuous Intake

Eligibility:

Applicants must be eligible corporations, and corporations that are active members of partnerships conducting grassroots mineral exploration in B.C

Application Steps:

Applicants can claim the credit by:
1. completing Schedule 421, British Columbia Mining Exploration Tax Credit and submitting it with their T2 Corporation Income Tax Return;
2. enter the amount of the credit they’re claiming on line 673 of Schedule 5, Tax Calculation Supplementary – Corporations.

3. To claim a share of a partnership’s tax credit, members of a partnership must also file a completed British Columbia Mining Exploration Tax Credit Partnership Schedule (T1249).

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must provide:
1. a completed Schedule 421, British Columbia Mining Exploration Tax Credit;
2. their T2 Corporation Income Tax Return;

3. a completed British Columbia Mining Exploration Tax Credit Partnership Schedule (T1249), to claim for a partnership’s tax credit.

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Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Canada to identify and maximize funding to grow their business.

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