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MinTax XL - MinTax XL is a downloadable excel file which will complete all calculations once relevant information has been entered. A Mineral Tax Return may be filed by e-mail, mail, fax, disk or CD.

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Mineral Tax Return - An operator must file a separate Mineral Tax Return for each mine operated for each fiscal year of the mine. Each Mineral Tax Return must be submitted no later than the last day of the sixth month following the end of the mine's fiscal year. Thus, if a mine's fiscal year ends on December 31, a Mineral Tax Return must be filed no later than June 30 of the following year. Penalties are imposed for late filing.
Exploration Account Return - Where an operator has incurred exploration expenditures, an Exploration Account Return must be submitted for each fiscal year of the operator no later than the last day of the sixth month following the end of the operator's fiscal year.
Placer Gold Mine Return - A placer gold mine operator must file a Placer Gold Mine Return for each calendar year after 1998. A placer gold mine is a placer mine from which gold accounts for the majority of the placer minerals produced. Each Placer Gold Mine Return must be filed within three months after the calendar year end (by March 31).

A separate return must be completed and filed for each mine operated in the year.
Quarry Mineral Tax Return A quarry operator must file a quarry mineral tax return for each calendar year commencing with the year ending December 31, 2001. A quarry return must be filed and the tax remitted within three months after the end of the calendar year (by March 31st).
Each quarry operator files one quarry mineral tax return and includes the production from all B.C. quarries they operated in the calendar year.
Election to Allocate Exploration Expenses - In order to allocate exploration expenditures from its exploration account, an operator must elect in this prescribed form within six months after the fiscal year end of the mine to which the expenditures are to be allocated.
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No
Election to Transfer Reclamation Costs - In order to transfer reclamation costs, an operator must elect in this prescribed form within six months after the fiscal year end of the mine.
No
No
Joint Election of Disposition Proceeds - The Mineral Tax Disposition of a Mine Regulation provides for a tax-free rollover when an interest in a mine is sold. In order to take advantage of the rollover provisions, the purchaser and vendor must jointly elect within six months after the fiscal year end of the mine.
No
No
Election to Allocate Transitional Balances - This form is used to allocate certain amounts that would have been available for deduction under the Mineral Resource Tax Act or Mining Tax Act. An operator must elect with six months after the fiscal year end of the mine for which the allocation is made. (Repealed November 2002)
No
No
Election to File a Single Return - This form is used where all members of a partnership want to file a single Mineral Tax Return on behalf of all the partners that operate a mine.
No
No
Quarry Operator Election - This form is used only by producers of quarry materials who have previously filed a Mineral Tax Return who want to continue filing the regular Mineral Tax Return. An operator must elect within six months after the fiscal year of the mine ending in 2001.
No
No
Waiver of the Assessment Period - This form is to waive the assessment period for a fiscal year of the mine or calendar year, whichever is applicable.
No
No
Notice of Revocation of Waiver - This form is used to revoke a filed Waiver.
No
No