Farms and Rural Business

Laurie details some of the most important changes from the latest government agricultural funding  announcement.

We drill down into the Spring Statement to reveal its impact on the agriculture sector.

Kelly gives a run through of the announcements made recently on Stewardship and Environmental land management schemes (ELMS) developments.

Steve discusses the latest draft guidance for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) outgoers scheme for farmers considering retirement.

William reviews the changes that Making Tax Digital will make to the self-employed and landlords who currently complete an income tax self-assessment return.

The ‘Farming Investment Fund’ is due to be launched officially this autumn. Ashley discusses how the fund works and summarises the key points of interest to farmers and landowners.

Laurie Hill discusses The Future Farming Resilience Fund launched earlier in 2021 to support the transition within agriculture. 

Laura Howes discusses tax relief on farming and agricultural buildings and the recent case lost by HMRC.

Alison Smith discusses the most recent announcement about the transition towards Making Tax Digital (MTD) and the likely additional complications (and extra tax charges) on the horizon for many farming businesses.

The latest report from the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) looks at areas where the tax could be made simpler, fairer and easier to understand and where specific anomalies could be removed.