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Chris Campbell

Chris Campbell

Tax Senior Manager

29 June 2022

  • Rural
  • Corporate Tax
  • Private Client Tax
Are you aware of the tax implications of diversifying your farming business?

In recent years, many farmers have considered diversification to improve the viability of their farming businesses.  However, some may be unaware that moving away from their traditional farming activity could potentially jeopardise valuable tax advantages that are uniquely available to farming businesses.

Peter Innes

Peter Innes

Stirling Office Head & Business Advisory Partner

13 June 2022

  • Rural
  • Our people
My JC Path: From Agriculture studies to rural accounting

Peter Innes joined Johnston Carmichael in 2004 after completing his CA training in Inverness. Having worked across both our Elgin and Stirling offices over the last 18 years, Peter is now back in our Inverness office working with a range of businesses across the country, with a particular focus on our Rural clients.  Here, Peter tells us about his background and what led him to specialising in the Rural sector.

Neil Steven

Neil Steven

Business Advisory Partner

10 June 2022

  • Rural
Make sure you’re prepared for the income tax basis period reform

Although the Government’s reform to income tax basis periods has been deferred by a year, with 2023/24 now being the transitional year with full introduction in 2024/25, unincorporated businesses should start reviewing the implications now.

Jenn Stewart

Jenn Stewart

Business Advisory Partner, Head of Rural and Dundee Office Head

28 April 2022

  • Rural
  • Business Advisory
  • Business Resilience
How to build a resilient rural business

At this challenging time for rural businesses, it’s more important than ever to find time to stop, take a step back and look at your business properly.  This is where an operational review comes in; an in-depth look at your business to give you a larger perspective and to help highlight any potential opportunities and risks that you could face going forward.

Jenn Stewart

Jenn Stewart

Business Advisory Partner, Head of Rural and Dundee Office Head

26 April 2022

  • Rural
New grants available to help rural businesses reduce ammonia emissions

The Scottish Government has introduced a new scheme called the Sustainable Agriculture Capital Grant Scheme (SACGS), intended to help rural businesses fund new equipment to reduce ammonia emissions and mitigate the impact of the storage and spreading of livestock slurry and digestate on water quality.

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