The new section 81D of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act announced in 2014 has finally commenced.
The exemption applies to a lease of land to a farmer exclusively for farming use.
It provides for a full exemption from stamp duty provided certain conditions are satisfied.
These conditions are similar to other farming taxation measures including an obligtaion to farm the land on a commercial basis with a view to a realisation of profits and an obligation to farm the land similar to to that required to claim agricultural relief against capital acquisition tax. The relief also provides for a withdrawal of relief if the conditions are not met for the first 6 years of the lease.
This is is a welcome devlopment to the taxation measures for farmers introduced in recent years.
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