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Many new diversification ventures have been set up in the past 18 months, often relating to threats or opportunities brought about by the pandemic. Farmers Weekly asked advisers for their…
Changes in farm support and the march of development point to a likely rise in tenants leaving land subject to Agricultural Holdings Act (1986) (AHA) tenancies. Whatever the reason for…
Farm businesses providing accommodation and catering need to take account of forthcoming changes to VAT rates. Changes apply from 1 October on the reduced VAT rate brought in to help…
Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Simon Tapp of Moore Scarrott advises on the need to double check…
Farmers are warned not to make any succession or retirement plans relating to Defra’s lump sum exit scheme until the full tax implications are known later this year. Gary Markham…
Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Simon Tapp of Moore Scarrott advises on how care is needed to…
VAT-registered farm businesses should switch to electronic record-keeping without delay or risk being caught by HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) legislation, say accountants. The move is the latest step towards…
Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Chris Thorpe of Moore Scarrott advises on how the sale price of…
Broadly speaking, company tax and finance received more attention than that for sole traders and partnerships in the chancellor’s Budget last week. The so-called “super-deduction”, a new 130% first-year capital…
Most farm business owners should investigate whether trading as a company would be beneficial to them, says Iain McVicar, head of the farms and estates team at accountant Albert Goodman.…
Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Chris Thorpe of Moore Scarrott advises on the different tax treatment of…
Farm businesses should see HMRC’s Making Tax Digital rules as an opportunity to simplify record-keeping and improve financial performance, according to accountant Andrew Robinson. Since April 2019, farm businesses with…
Many poultry farmers are eligible for tax relief, often to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds, simply for developing innovative ways of working. Those don’t have to be…
Planting crops to suit soil type, improving soil structure and reducing fertiliser use – just three ways growers could be finanically rewarded for the way they farm. Anything that improves…
Farmers could be missing out on as much as £50,000 of tax relief on land they bought in a derelict or contaminated state and returned to productivity. Land Remediation Relief,…
If you are considering succession planning or a restructure of your farming business now would be a good time to put those plans in place while the reliefs are available…
From January 1st 2021 the Annual Investment Allowance is being reduced from £1m to £200,000 per annum and the reduction in Writing Down Allowances on special rate assets reduced from…
British farmers are among the most innovative in the world, constantly experimenting with new techniques and tools to improve the performance of their farm business. But many don’t realise that…
With a General Election in full swing in this article, Colin offers farmers and landowners his view on how the Labour Party Manifesto Proposals affect them. With a General Election…
Farmers Weekly and Baldwins have partnered to bring you Succession and Tax – What to consider when planning. Failure to plan adequately for succession represents one of the biggest risks…
Agricultural buildings and developments are being taxed inconsistently across Britain, at a cost of thousands of pounds to the farmers caught up in a postcode lottery. The community infrastructure levy…
Buyers with rollover funds are the driving force behind many farmland purchases. With growing numbers of development deals in the pipeline, more landowners are likely to find themselves in this…
