Smallholders Insurance from Greenlands

Author Topic: Completely new to smallholdings  (Read 4716 times)

bazzais

  • Joined Jan 2010
    • Allt Y Coed Farm and Campsite
Re: Completely new to smallholdings
« Reply #15 on: December 26, 2015, 09:14:09 pm »
Firstly, good luck and best wishes!!

It sounds achievable - but the idea is to not make a profit - you have to pay tax on profits.  If you think your goning to make some profit - buy a landrover or some new tools that year :)

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Completely new to smallholdings
« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2015, 02:24:00 pm »
Just to be clear... buying capital equipment comes out of your profit.  You still get taxed on the profit, but it's delayed - usually spread over 4 years or 10 years depending on the item - by the depreciation on the capital item.  You do still have to pay the tax, though - as well as spending the money on the capital purchase.  So only do it if the capital item is something from which you will get good use!
Don't listen to the money men - they know the price of everything and the value of nothing

Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

 

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