Part 1 Income Tax Treatment of Employee Shareholder Shares

SCHEDULE 23 Employee Shareholder Shares

Section 55

Part 1 Income Tax Treatment of Employee Shareholder Shares

1

ITEPA 2003 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 15.

2

In section 19(2) (time of receipt of non-money earnings), at the appropriate place insert—

“section 226A (amount treated as earnings: employee shareholder shares).â€

3

In Chapter 12 of Part 3, after section 226 insert—

“Shares of employee shareholders
226A Amount treated as earnings

(1)     This section applies if shares having a market value of no less than £2000 are acquired by an employee in consideration of an employee shareholder agreement.

(2)     An amount calculated in accordance with subsection (3) is to be treated as earnings from the employment, in respect of the acquisition of the shares, for the tax year in which they are acquired.

But this is subject to subsection (4).

(3)     The amount is—

MV - P

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(a)     MV is an amount equal to the market value of the shares;

(b)     P is any payment the employee is treated as making for the shares under section 226B.

But if P exceeds MV, the amount is nil.

(4)     If the shares are acquired pursuant

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