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Digital tax scheme is ‘impossible’ claim farming unions

Chloe RyanBy Chloe RyanMarch 30, 20172 Mins Read
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The UK’s four farming unions are calling on Government to delay the new Making Tax Digital scheme for farm businesses, many of whom will find it almost impossible to access.

Following a joint consultation response on the Making Tax Digital draft legislation, the NFU, NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland and Ulster Farmers’ Union fear that the scheduled implementation will be inaccessible for many farm businesses and difficult to implement properly.

The complex scheme requires access to digital infrastructure that is not available in many rural areas, as 5% of the population does not have adequate access to broadband – many of those people are farmers.

UFU President Barclay Bell said: “Together we are calling for the Government to delay the implementation of Making Tax Digital for farmers and aligning the introduction with larger partnerships and limited companies.

“The Government proposes that Making Tax Digital will bring business tax into the digital age but for many of our members the digital age has yet to be delivered to them by the Government.

“This fact, combined with overwhelming complexity, is why action is necessary. We have serious concerns for those farm businesses that will be among the first forced to comply with these changes and the issues this may bring, not to mention the potential costs involved.

“In its announcement, the Government indicated that the implementation of Making Tax Digital would be delayed until 2019 for small businesses. Despite this, the practical implications have not been properly assessed. Government must be clearer on what information is required and that the system is sufficiently tested by farm business owners.

“There is insufficient time available for the industry and HMRC to achieve what is required for this to work.”

The four UK farming unions believe that farmers will have considerable difficulty due to the complexity of modern farm businesses, two-thirds of which run diversified enterprises, requiring different accounting and tax adjustments and potentially separate income and expenditure reporting. In addition to this, there is a lack of suitable and registered software that is compliant with the proposed measures.

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Chloe Ryan

Editor of Poultry Business, Chloe has spent the past decade writing about the food industry from farming, through manufacturing, retail and foodservice. When not working, dog walking and reading biographies are her favourite hobbies.

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