May 5 2021 Farmers should enjoy their favoured tax status, while it lasts Categories: AgricultureTaxation Many commentators were anticipating major changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) and/or Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in the March budget to raise additional tax revenue to cover the cost of the COVID pandemic. Surprisingly, as it turned out, there were no changes to these taxes apart from the fact that the IHT nil rate band (the more
Feb 16 2021 Getting the right support for your agricultural business Categories: AgricultureTaxation Different businesses will have different tax issues to consider whether those issues relate to VAT, Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax (IHT) or in some cases, all of these. An example of this is an equestrian business, whose tax needs would depend on whether it is a diversified part of a larger family business, more
Dec 15 2020 Annual Investment Allowance spending reprieve Categories: Agriculture 2020 has been a difficult year for all businesses, with COVID-19 restrictions meaning the closure of pubs, restaurants and the near wipe out of any large gatherings such as agricultural shows, weddings etc. This had led to many farmers being very concerned over the demand for their produce as much of this would be consumed more
Nov 24 2020 Supporting our clients, Peacehill Farming Limited Categories: AgricultureCorporate Finance Peacehill Farming Limited is a large and diverse family run company based in Wormit, Fife. The Forster family have farmed at Peacehill since 1926, now in the 4th generation, the business is run by Ross Forster in conjunction with his wife Emma and parents, Peter and Mary. We have acted for the family for over 20 more
Nov 19 2020 Plan ahead to capitalise on vital tax relief extension Categories: Agriculture The Government recently extended the temporary increase of the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) until 1 January 2022. It was due to revert to £200,000 at the end of 2020, but it will now remain at £1m for another year to help stimulate investment. The AIA provides 100% tax relief on qualifying capital expenditure up to more
Sep 23 2020 A golden era for farm borrowing? Categories: Agriculture Farming is a capital intensive industry with money required to fund land, buildings, machinery and stock. More recently, many businesses will have also borrowed to invest in on farm renewables. The latest statistics available from 2018 show that bank advances to Scottish agriculture totalled £2.34bn. To put this in context, the area of crops and more
Sep 7 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Capital Grant Scheme Categories: Agriculture Many of our agricultural clients often ask about grant opportunities. These are not as frequent or as generous as they once were, however the Scottish Government have just launched their Sustainable Agriculture Capital Grant Scheme (SACGS). This pilot grant scheme opens for application today (7th September) and will be close at midnight on 11 October more
Jul 28 2020 Why keeping in contact and technology are vital in current times Categories: AgricultureCOVID-19 Recent times have shown how important it is to keep in contact with your key advisors. Although our EQ Agriculture team were disappointed not being able to meet our clients at the summer show circuit, we have still maintained regular contact whether it be in relation to COVID-19 support measures, or other business issues as more