This year, the excise tax refund was set at PLN 1.46 per liter of purchased diesel oil.
An application for a refund of excise tax included in the price of diesel oil used for agricultural production, up to the refund limit set for 2024, may be submitted by an agricultural producer to the commune head, mayor or president of the city appropriate for the location of the land owned or co-owned by that producer. agricultural (including tenants).
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You can promise a lot, but still PLN 1.46 for agricultural fuel ends
This year's first deadline, as we know, expired in February (it concerned returns for diesel oil purchased in the period from August 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024). The second and last this year is set for August 1 – September 2, 2024.
Within this period , an application must be submitted together with VAT invoices (or their copies) confirming the purchase of diesel oil for agricultural production in the period from February 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024, within the tax refund limit set for 2024.
The excise tax refund limit in 2024 in accordance with the regulations is:
- PLN 160.60 * number of hectares of agricultural land
- PLN 5.84 * average annual number of pigs
- PLN 58.40 * average annual number of large units of cattle, goats, sheep, horses
It is worth slowly collecting documents and preparing an application now, because summer on the farm is, as we know, a time of hard work.
APPLICATION CAN BE DOWNLOADED at the bottom of this text.
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NEW application for a refund of excise duty on agricultural fuel from February 1
Will there be enough money for a tax refund?
The editors of farmer.pl asked the Ministry of Agriculture whether there are plans to increase the pool of funds for agricultural fuel subsidies, because according to the data, this pool was almost completely exhausted after the February recruitment, and the August recruitment is still ahead of us.
– The Budget Act for 2024 includes expenses for the refund of excise tax included in the price of diesel oil used for agricultural production in the amount of PLN 1,663 million. During the first deadline for submitting applications in 2024, the amount of PLN 1,201.8 million was used.
In previous years, in the event of an insufficient amount by the second deadline for submitting applications, funds for the refund of excise duty were allocated by the Minister of Finance from the special reserve for due liabilities of the State Treasury, planned in the Budget Act for a given year – the Press Department of the Department of Communication and Promotion of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development replied to us.
It was like that in previous years, but will it be like that this year too?
When will the farmer receive money for the tax refund?
According to the regulations, the farmer should receive the money for the tax refund within the following time frame:
- April 1 – 30, 2024 if the application is submitted on the first deadline
- 1 – October 31, 2024 in the case of submitting the application on the second date
The tax refund can be obtained in cash at the cash desk of the commune or city office, or by transfer to the bank account provided in the application.
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