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Green Cert

  • 18-05-2019 12:26pm
    #1
    lillielad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭


    Hi guys, bit of a morbid one so apologises on that, when my father dies I am getting left the family farm. I know if I don't have the green cert I will have to pay a massive amount of tax on it. I am currently working full time, I am just wondering can I leave it until then. Is there any leeway or do I have to have the green cert completed before anything happens?


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  • #2
    Sugarbowl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 861 ✭✭✭Sugarbowl


    If you have to do it, you should start looking into where the closest venue to you is, and when does it start etc. Often you need to put your name on a waiting list and it could be another year before the course would start. It won't go out of date so better to have it done. Lots of people on the courses are working full time and manage to fit it in.


  • #3
    Siamsa Sessions
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Siamsa Sessions


    lillielad wrote: »
    Hi guys, bit of a morbid one so apologises on that, when my father dies I am getting left the family farm. I know if I don't have the green cert I will have to pay a massive amount of tax on it. I am currently working full time, I am just wondering can I leave it until then. Is there any leeway or do I have to have the green cert completed before anything happens?

    I’m nearly finished my Green Cert and had the last exams today, where one of the modules we were examined on was “Farm business and financial planning”. This covered Capital Acquisition Tax, Stamp Duty, etc. and how to ensure Revenue consider you as a farmer when you inherit the farm. It’s worth doing the Green Cert to find that out :-)

    Lots of people on the course with me are working full-time as well.

    As advised above, it’s probably better to find out now where your nearest course provider is, the timetable and if you can do it part-time, duration, costs, etc.

    Do you have a degree from a non-agriculture course already? If so, there are some distance education options too.

    Trading as Sullivan’s Farm on YouTube



  • #4
    revoke12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 391 ✭✭revoke12


    lillielad wrote: »
    Hi guys, bit of a morbid one so apologises on that, when my father dies I am getting left the family farm. I know if I don't have the green cert I will have to pay a massive amount of tax on it. I am currently working full time, I am just wondering can I leave it until then. Is there any leeway or do I have to have the green cert completed before anything happens?

    in my opinion would get it done, also need to be before your 35 aswell for stamp duty aswell or could be 34 not 100% but either 34/35 my advice start it now, im 28 and im working full time starting my green cert one fri and sat a month for 18th months next month taking half day on the fridays from work.


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