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Philip Vernon (PwC)

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Business Rates advisor at PwC. All opinions and views are my own

Businesses run SNAIL FARMS out of office blocks to avoid tax mol.im/a/15208105 via @DailyMail The agricultural exemption element to this story seems to be a bit of a red herring. It appears the ratepayer has no intention of paying the rates and has no ability to pay.


Call me cynical but I’ve been in rating since 1991 and not a year goes by when the parties in opposition promise something like this, only for the policy to be launched squarely into the long grass when they take office.

🔴 NEW: The Tories will today promise to scrap business rates for a quarter of a million pubs, restaurants, other smaller companies if they win back office, The Telegraph has learned. Read more: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…

Telegraph's tweet image. 🔴 NEW: The Tories will today promise to scrap business rates for a quarter of a million pubs, restaurants, other smaller companies if they win back office, The Telegraph has learned.

Read more: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…


The government has released its interim report into transforming business rates gov.uk/government/pub…


The outcome of the 2026 revaluation and the announcement of the new #businessrates multipliers this autumn will be watched with interest. More than 100 large supermarkets ‘at risk of closure’ thanks to business rates reforms thegrocer.co.uk/news/more-than…


With the introduction of new Duties to Notify on the horizon, I suspect the focus will shift to compliance, as so the VOA can draw on HMRC's experience in this area

The Government has announced that the functions of the Valuation Office Agency, an Executive Agency of HMRC, within HMRC, by the end of this financial year. questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…



The Government has announced that the functions of the Valuation Office Agency, an Executive Agency of HMRC, within HMRC, by the end of this financial year. questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…


Roadmap for business rates published at Gov.uk, taking us to the next revaluation in 2026. No mention of new reporting obligations from 2029 gov.uk/government/pub…


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#EnC 
#transformation

So, a change of Government but again the #businessrates system finds itself landing in the 'bit too difficult' basket when it comes to fundamental reform #Budget2024 I think this has been the story for almost all of my career


As expected, Charity Relief for #businessrates removed from Private Schools from April 25 #Budget2024


Retail, Leisure and Hospitality relief for #businessrates cut from 75% to 40% from April 25, but £110k cap remains #Budget2024


New #businessrates multipliers to be introduced from 2026 for retail properties and a new multiplier for higher value properties


Small business multiplier for #businessrates frozen at 49.9p in the £ for 2025/26 #Budget2024


The main manifestos on #businessrates Conservatives - Increase multiplier for distribution warehouses Labour - Replace rates with property tax that raises the same income LibDem - Replace rates with Land Value Tax Reform - Abolish rates for small/medium high street firms


Some other #businessrates changes in the #springbudget. Empty Property Relief “reset period” will change. A property will need to have been occupied for 13 weeks before empty relief can be claimed (currently 6 wks). Govt will also consult on a General Anti-Avoidance Rule @PwC_UK


New #businessrates relief for Film Studios in #springbudget should help with the increase in Rateable Values in 2023, but will the relief be restricted by Subsidy Rules? @PwC_UK


Business rates are frozen for smaller businesses but many will be paying more from April 2024 pwc.to/3GbJ0kV


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