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Corporation Income Tax Rebate for Primary Steel Production

The Corporation Income Tax Rebate for Primary Steel Production provides a tax incentive for eligible primary steel producers that make a minimum capital investment of $100 million in new or expanded productive capacity.

Offered by Ministry of Finance

Amount

100% of the incremental Saskatchewan Corporation Income Tax for each of the first two years, 75% for the third year, 50% for the fourth year and 25% for the fifth year of a five-year rebate period

Quick eligibility check

Years in business
No minimum stated
Employees
No limit stated
Revenue
No limit stated
Legal structure
Incorporated
Location
Saskatchewan

Who can apply

  1. Eligible primary steel producers
  2. Make a minimum capital investment of $100 million in new or expanded productive capacity
  3. An eligible primary steel producer is a company that: smelts and refines metals to produce steel in ingot or molten form; then rolls, draws or casts that steel into sheet, strip or other form at a production facility in Saskatchewan

About the funding

The tax incentive for each year of a five-year rebate period will be based on the incremental Saskatchewan Corporation Income Tax payable by the corporation as a result of the new investment.

The tax incentive rebate schedule is as follows:

  1. 100% of the incremental tax for each of the first two years of the rebate period;
  2. 75% of the incremental tax for the third year of the rebate period;
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  1. 50% of the incremental tax for the fourth year of the rebate period;
  2. and 25% of the incremental tax for the fifth year of the rebate period.

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