Written Question·Treasury·UIN 66680
Forests: Tax Allowances
Tabled: 10 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Simon Opher
Labour — Stroud
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the tax exemption from woodlands.
Answer
James MurrayIncome Tax and Corporation Tax do not apply to woodlands managed on a commercial basis and with a view to making profits. This treatment was introduced in 1988 to prevent high-income individuals sheltering other income from tax by setting it against expenditure on forestry.