Agriculture & Property

I joined the Agriculture and Property team at Ellacotts in July 2017, completing my AAT studies alongside my practical work experience. This was my first experience of working in practice, and I am now progressing through further studies to become ACA qualified.

My role here at Ellacotts is mainly focused on preparing the annual accounts and tax returns for our agricultural clients. I prepare a range of accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies along with individual, partnership and corporation tax returns. I also get involved in tax planning and preparation of Capital Gains Tax computations.

When I joined Ellacotts, I started by preparing accounts and tax returns but gradually took on the bookkeeping role for many agricultural clients. I visit several clients each month/quarter, dealing with their bookkeeping on Farmplan, Landmark, Sum It, Sage and Xero.

My role largely involves helping our clients with their tax responsibilities, be it Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Corporation Tax or VAT. My goal is to minimise the tax bill by making the best use of the reliefs available. I also get involved in ad hoc work; examples being profit projections and refinancing.