Ltd company ?

rusty

Member
Aren’t you on a sticky wicket if you let the land to the ltd company regarding inheritance tax? Same as letting it to a third party? Or is that wrong.
If the land is let on an FBT you are fine for inheritance tax under the rules as they currently stand. The issue comes if the rules change down the line. Our farming partnership rents land from me personally, our limited company and my SIPP so it's something I am very aware of!
 

Enry

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Location
Shropshire
20% maximum tax to pay.

If you can set it up alongside a existing company can keep it in lower tax bracket too.

For example you could start a Ltd contracting business alongside your dairy. So contracting business invoices dairy for all work done for dairy. Feeding, mucking out, spreading slurry, silage etc. If the dairy side has a good year financially, a lot of draining may have taken place with your big 360.

Ltd company can take advantage of 130% capital purchase scheme at present.

Think a downside is getting money out. The ltd company can choose to buy a farm though, or some cows.

Accounts and invoicing between companies can be a bit of a faff. Seperate set of accounts cost a bit more.
The issue is when you want to get money out, dividends save some NI but every budget seems to erode any advantage from a tax point of view in terms of actually getting to use the money for anything non business
 

Enry

Member
Location
Shropshire
Also not mentioned is that limited company’s can claim research and development tax relief if proper projects on farm have been completed.
Talking to a well respected ag accountant the other week…reckons these are a time bomb and there have been some big claims paid out which will not stand scrutiny - R&D is clearly defined. The firms who have creamed off 20-30% will be long gone and he reckons that some £100k claims could have to be repaid despite the farmer only getting a net 75k after fees!
 

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