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Butler & Co has a well-established, hard-won reputation across all equine industry sectors: bloodstock, sports horse, equestrian businesses, liveries, and stud operations.
Lead partner — Lucy Butler FCA, MAAT
Fred Butler specialises in structuring equine businesses for maximum tax efficiency. Services include IHT and CGT planning for equestrian businesses, equestrian business valuations, EIS relief analysis, VAT on liveries, and HMRC enquiry representation. Julie Butler's Butler's Equine Tax Planning (3rd edition, Law Brief Publishing) is the leading text in this field.
The equine team publishes regularly: Lucy Knighton's October 2023 article on tax treatment of horse liveries (Taxation); Julie Butler's July 2023 analysis of Valyrian Bloodstock Limited v HMRC on EIS relief (ICAEW Farming & Rural Business Community Newsletter). Archive of equine articles from 2001 onwards.
Lead partner
Managing Director
Career started at Butler & Co in 2007. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA) and the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). Extensive experience across all aspects of rural businesses with focus on Farming & Equine Department. Assists rural entities and…
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Specialist IHT planning including agricultural property relief, business property relief and mitigation strategies.
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