New Brunswick - Apply for Farm Fuel Tax Exemption Certificate

Advertisement

Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for Farm Fuel Tax Exemption Certificate in person, the applicant has to visit the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries.
2. The address and contact details can be found in the following Contact link
3. The applicant has to visit the office and obtain a Farmer Purchaser’s Permit Application/ Farm Business Registry Form, from the relevant department or click here to download Application form
4. While visiting the office, the applicants should carry the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to complete the application with required details in respective fields under each section.
6. After that, the applicant should attach the required documents with the completed form and submit it to the relevant official.
7. Then, the applicant should pay the required fees for the process through any of the available payment modes. The fees details can be obtained from the office.
8. Then, the submitted application and attached documents will be assessed and verified.
9. Upon completion of the assessment and verification, the applicant will be intimated through phone or email to collect the approved Farmer Purchaser’s Permit.

Apply through email

1. To apply for Farm Fuel Tax Exemption Certificate through email, the applicant has to send an email application to the email address of the Registrar of Farms.
2. The email address to which the applications has to be sent can be found below: [email protected]
3. The application form for Farmer Purchaser’s Permit Application/ Farm Business Registry Form, can be downloaded from the following link: Application form
4. While visiting the office, the applicants should carry the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to complete the application with required details in respective fields under each section.
6. After that, the applicant should make scanned copies of the application form and the required documents. The scanned copies should be then sent to the email address above.
7. Then, the applicant should pay the required fees for the process through any of the available payment modes. The fees details can be obtained from the office.
8. Then, the submitted application and attached documents will be assessed and verified.
9. Upon completion of the assessment and verification, the applicant will be intimated through phone or email to collect theapproved Farmer Purchaser’s Permit.

Apply through mail

1. To apply for Farm Fuel Tax Exemption Certificate through mail, the applicant has to send a mail application to the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries.
2. The mailing address is as follows: Registrar of Farms, Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1.
3. The applicant has to download the Farmer Purchaser’s Permit Application/ Farm Business Registry Form by clicking the following Application form link
4. While visiting the office, the applicants should carry the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to complete the application with required details in respective fields under each section.
6. After that, the applicant should attach the required documents with the completed form and send to the mailing address of the department, through any safe mail service.
7. Then, the applicant should pay the required fees for the process through any of the available payment modes. The fees details can be obtained from the office.
8. Then, the submitted application and attached documents will be assessed and verified.
9. Upon completion of the assessment and verification, the applicant will be intimated through phone or email to collect the approved Farmer Purchaser’s Permit.

Advertisement

Required Documents

• Completed Application form link
• Purchaser’s Permit Annual Report link
• Applicant’s proof of identity
• Business Registration document
• Annual farm commodity production report
• Proof of Income
• Any supporting document (as instructed)

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries,
Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre,
1350, Regent Street,
Fredericton,
New Brunswick E3C 2G6,
Canada.
Reception: (506) 453-3826
Hours of operation: Mon. to Fri. 8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Fax: (506) 453-7170
Email: [email protected]
Website: link
Contact link

Eligibility

• Any Farm producer in New Brunswick, that wishes to get exemption from the Farm Fuel Tax, can apply.
• The applicants must have registered as Registered Professional Agricultural Producers with the Department of Agriculture.
• They must be actively and directly farming by controlling farming assets and making the day-to-day management decisions.
• They must have annual farm commodity production worth at least $10,000 or $5,000 to $9,999 if the only other significant sources of income are Canada Pension Plan or Old Age Security.

Fees

• Please contact the office for fees details.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Purchaser’s Permit Application form link
• Purchaser’s Permit Annual Report link

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing Time

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external 
websites. Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• Applicants must also complete the “Purchaser’s Permit Annual Report” and return it along with their application or within two months of the date of application to the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries.
• The applicants should complete the application form with all mandatory details provided with absolute legibility.
• The applicants are advised to attach all the required documents without any insufficiency, to avoid rejections and delay in processing.

Required Information

• Last and First name of the applicant
• Names of the spouse
• Name of the corporation
• Address, City/Town and Province
• Postal code
• Operating/Partnership/Trade name
• Description of land
• Contact person’s name
• Phone/Cell and Fax number
• Email address

Need for the Document

• Farm producers in New Brunswick who are eligible for exemption in the tax for the fuel that they purchase for the purpose of usage in their farms, must possess a Farmer Purchaser’s Permit, to avail the stipulated exemption.
• Upon obtaining the permit, the qualifying consumer may make tax-exempt purchases of motive fuel consumed within a qualifying area.

Information which might help

Enter other informations which might help.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Service Description

Others

More information which might help people.