Question follow-through · 19797

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying a working farm test which would exempt estates actively being used for farming from changes to Inheritance Tax rules at the Autumn Budget 2024.

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Answering body: Treasury
Tabled: 12 Dec 2024
Target answer date: 16 Dec 2024
Answer: 20 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

12 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying a working farm test which would exempt estates actively being used for farming from changes to Inheritance Tax rules at the Autumn Budget 2024.
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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20 Dec 2024
Answer published
The longstanding rules already mean agricultural property relief is currently only available if the property includes agricultural land that is occupied for agricultural purposes. It may be occupied by the owners of the land or others, such as a tenant fa...

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