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4th October 2016

BREXIT: Initially a silver lining for farmers?
Since the BREXIT vote the value of Sterling has weakened, such that the average exchange rate for the Basic Payment Scheme has been set at €1 : £0.85228. For those farm enterprises electing to receive this in Sterling, this is some 16% better than last year. Given the high commodity prices at the moment, this is a small positive.

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Jaimie King

12th February 2020 Successful tax refund for grain silo treatment

A successful legal case claiming that grain silos should be treated as plant and machinery for corporation tax purposes – rather than land and buildings – has resulted in a successful tax refund claim by Whitings. The claim was submitted following precedent set in the legal case, and resulted in a substantial tax refund…

Andrew Band

3rd February 2020 Whitings Annual Farming Seminar – Invite

Clients in the farming sector, related sectors and professional contacts are invited to attend the ninth annual Whiting & Partners Farming Seminar. This is being held on Wednesday 25 March 2020, at the Maltings in Ely: A5_Flyer_Farming_Seminar20 Presenters from the Andersons Centre will once again look forward to the year ahead, post…

James Cater

27th February 2019 Brexit – What does it mean for Farming?

Britain’s withdrawal from the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) means British farmers will no longer be able to receive EU subsidies and will not have to comply with a number of regulations. Agriculture is a small sector in the UK economy, contributing less than 1% to GDP and employing around 1.2% of the workforce. But…

Jeannette Hume

7th December 2018 Budget Changes Encourage Investment

A number of measures contained in October’s budget were designed to increase investment made by UK businesses and aimed at raising the UK’s international competitiveness. Farmers anticipating expenditure on new commercial buildings or a large outlay on machinery, may find Chancellor Hammond’s changes both interesting and useful. Let’s look first at the Structures and…

Ben Kilby

23rd July 2018 MTD for VAT – FARMPLAN READY!

As of 18 July 2018, HMRC has issued a list of software suppliers supporting Making Tax Digital for VAT. Amongst the list is Farmplan, the only agricultural software supplier. Farmplan has met the criteria HMRC have stipulated for Beta testing. It shows that Farmplan is committed to providing software that is compatible for MTD for…

James Cater

29th June 2018 Understanding Tax Relief Restrictions

Although we hear of decline in the value of development land, particularly for larger developments, growing houses continues to be more attractive to many than growing crops. Onerous Section 102 levies may apply but the tax regime remains gentle. It should not however be assumed that tax reliefs will be available automatically. Legislation imposes qualifying…

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