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Community webinars

Event Date Recording
Farming & Rural Business Conference 2024
Get the latest sector specific insights, knowledge and thought leadership at our annual conference.
25-26 September 2024
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Farming Advanced Update Two – Tax: capital taxes, recent developments and tax interactions
This course covers a more detailed examination of the tax issues within planning for succession, including both capital and income taxes, advanced discussion on the special treatments available to of farms for income tax purposes. There will be a review of recent tax cases and areas currently coming under detailed examination for tax purpose.
28 June 2024 Listen again
Farming Advanced Update One – Structural changes, succession and survival planning
This course builds on the matters covered in the basic course, updating for specific and more recent developments in the sector and current market conditions. It will examine changes introduced by the 2020 Agriculture Act, the new range of environmental subsidies and their implications for the industry, the application of FRS 102/105, particularly with regard to the recognition of subsidies and the taxation measures announced in recent budgets and their application to agricultural businesses. It will also deal with succession planning and farm restructuring at a practical level.
25 June 2024 Listen again

Farming Basics Update Three – Tax basics: common mistakes to avoid
Course 3 looks at income tax and corporation tax in an agricultural context. The preparation of tax computations for both incorporated and unincorporated farming businesses will also be included, along with typical problem areas from a tax perspective. There will be a brief introduction to the agricultural relevance of Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains tax in regular compliance work. There will be a number of case studies and practical worked examples to develop an understanding of the subject.

4 June 2024 Listen again
Farming Basics Update Two – Accounts: preparation and review
Course 2 will build on the areas covered in course 1 and will concentrate on the practical preparation and review of farm accounts concentrating on cut off and analysis in the preparation process and the use of appropriate analytical tools in the interpretation and review process. Each of the points covered will be reinforced by case studies and illustrative exercises to be completed by delegates.
3 June 2024
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Farming Basics Update One – Background to the UK farming sector, crops, livestock and income streams
The basic course provides an introduction to the agricultural industry in the UK, fundamental agricultural economics and the steps to be taken when preparing and interpreting accounts for a farming business. Starting with an overview of the UK agricultural sector, it will cover key areas including farm types, crops, livestock, machinery and business structures, looking at yields and performance. It will also cover simple agronomy, the importance of government support to the industry and the accounting treatment to be adopted.
24 May 2024
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Hungry for Change – the impact of the food system on nature in the UK
Watch the award-winning film Save Our Wild Isles: Hungry for Change and discuss its key topics.
16 April 2024
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Farming Outlook in 2024
Following on from tales of the frontline this webinar explores the different areas of farming across the UK. You will learn about the changing working conditions experienced in Farming and Rural Business and hear direct from advisory group members of the community.  
14 March 2024 Listen again
Farming and Rural Business Conference 2023
This year's conference includes discussions on sustainability in the sector, the possible future of farm finance and the current economic and financial position of the UK farming sector.
27-28 September 2023
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Green farming and let land consultation – have your say?
Join members of the Farming & Rural Business Community to discuss one of the most important tax consultations for the farming sector in recent years.
24 May 2023 Listen again
Farming outlook - are you prepared for 2023?
Three practitioners from around the country, covering livestock, vegetable, arable and mixed farming areas, come together to discuss the current state of farming and how it has affected their clients. Keith, Peter and Ben, from Midlands, South East and East Anglia, will look at the problems they have seen, solutions which have been developed and prospects for the future.
23 February 2023
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Farming  the national picture and outlook for the future
Explore the current situation for different areas of farming across the UK.
13 June 2022
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The future of farming: Public goods, adviser and farmer skill needs
Get an overview of recent and potential future developments in public goods evaluation within a UK context.
14 December 2021
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Other webinars and podcasts

Event Date Recording
Does Britain have a farming problem?
This Insights In Focus podcast discusses how changes to the funding of British farms could affect the UK’s broader economic resilience.
22 March 2024 Listen again
Basis Period Reform  Exploring provisional figures
In this webinar the Tax Faculty share the latest developments on the transition to a fiscal year basis of taxation for all unincorporated businesses.
2 March 2023
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