This fact sheet explains your entitlement to claim an income tax deduction for the cost of establishing shelterbelts on land you use to carry on a primary production business.

• If you create a shelterbelt for a primary production purpose, you can claim an immediate deduction for any new fencing and reticulation costs related to the shelterbelt.
• You can only claim for expenses such as site preparation, chemicals and trees if the shelterbelt is established primarily and principally for the purpose of preventing or fighting land degradation.
• If you recoup any of the expenditure that you can claim as a deduction (for example, under a government assistance program), that amount is included in your assessable income.