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Northern Ireland
Legal expert sees no hope of inheritance tax change
Peter McCann
Agricultural solicitor Stuart Maggs spoke to Peter McCann about the planned changes to inheritance tax rules in the UK.
26 March 2025 News
Dairy sector needs to grasp succession nettle
The long hours worked on dairy farms, the better pay and employment conditions available off farm and income volatility, are some of the reasons why young people are slow to commit to dairying.
26 March 2025 News
Zoned land tax deadline next week
The RZLT is a 3% annual tax on land that is zoned for residential use, and suitable for developments with the aim to encourage the generation of land that could be used for housing.
Inheritance tax on pensions is ‘massive change’
New inheritance tax rules on pensions have been overshadowed by changes to Agricultural Property Relief.
19 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Colm McCarthy: It’s not just tariffs that could hurt – our taxes are targets too
The capital programme was halved in volume by 2014 and has only lately recovered to pre-crash levels.
12 March 2025 Viewpoints
Life insurance options for inheritance tax plans
More farmers are thinking about life insurance due to planned changes to inheritance tax in the UK.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Six farmers named on tax defaulters' list
A Galway farmer did not declare income tax or VAT, a Dublin farmer under-declared capital acquisition tax and a Kilkenny farmer under-declared income tax.
11 March 2025 News
Agricultural tax relief back in the spotlight
The Department of Finance is now engaging with farm sector stakeholders regarding the controversial amendments.
5 March 2025 News
Farmers urged to act on RZLT application before deadline
Following intensive lobbying on the residential zoned land tax last year, then-Minister for Finance Jack Chambers announced an exemption for landowners in Budget 2025.
3 March 2025 News
Two good reasons for a sleepless night
Derek Robinson has had a meeting with his accountant in the middle of lambing.
26 February 2025 Farmer Writes
Inheritance tax changes to impact over 42,200 English and Scottish farms
AHDB analyst Tom Spencer said that tillage farms are the most likely to be affected due to their scale and asset size.
23 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Treasury agree to meeting on inheritance tax
Treasury officials have had limited interaction with farmers representatives since the controversial changes were announced in late October.
12 February 2025 Northern Ireland