Exclusion of MIPs from being able to sign the ‘accountant certificate to qualify’ BPS scheme

Flaka

Are you a Member In Practice who lives and works in a rural area?

Have you got clients who are farmers and who have applied for the Basic Payment Scheme?

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/basic-payment-scheme

Was your business affected by the current Defra/RPA guidelines which outline that only a Chartered Accountant is eligible to sign the ‘accountant certificate to qualify’?

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/accountants-certificate-to-qualify-as-an-active-farmer-for-the-basic-payment-scheme

If so, we want to hear from you. Please get in touch at:

flaka.jasari@aat.org.uk