To keep your business viable, you need to keep investing. Many farmers have a sole proprietorship, partnership or general partnership. Did you have a good year? Then you quickly pay almost 50% in tax.
It is then very interesting to invest. An investment in solar panels is wise because it yields you a lot.
Tax benefits
In order to stimulate investment in renewable energy, the government has created various tax benefits. When investing in solar panels, you can make use of the Energy Investment Allowance (EIA) and the Small-Scale Investment Allowance (KIA).
What does that mean?
With EIA, solar panel owners are allowed to deduct 45,5% of the total investment costs from their profit. With KIA you can deduct up to a maximum of 28% of your investment in solar panels from your profit. You can also combine these two advantages. That means an advantage of a maximum of 73,5%.
extra income
Farmers need extra income to survive. Solar panels are an investment that will not give you more work, but an investment that will reap the benefits within a short period of time. This is also one of the reasons that goat farmer Teus de Jong invested in solar energy. "You invest in something that is separate from the agricultural sector," says De Jong. "I think it's important to have multiple legs under my company."
Cheap electricity
The amount at the bottom of the bill of the energy bill has increased in recent years. Electricity has become more expensive. With solar panels you save on the purchase of expensive electricity: energy tax and ODE (Storage Renewable Energy). Simply because you can get your own energy from the roof. In addition, you can also receive money by generating energy.
To receive money
Depending on the connection you have, you can receive benefits with solar panels. If you have a small consumer connection (up to 3x 80 amps), you can balance until 2023. With netting you supply the excess of electricity produced to the grid. Netting will still be possible after 2023, but this scheme will be phased out gradually. Do you have a large-scale consumer connection? Then investing in solar panels through SDE++ is interesting. You then earn money in three ways.
Want to know more?
Would you like to know more about the various tax benefits and subsidies that can be used when investing in solar panels? Then take a look at the website of Energy Shift Would you like to know what benefit a solar panel installation can bring you? Calculate it with this free calculator.