Common pitfalls and practical issues with SIPs

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Employment Tax

Guidance

Most employee share plans (including Share Incentive Plans (SIPs)) are well designed and implemented. However, there are some things which can trip up even the most well-meaning of employers.

This list covers some problems that companies, scheme administrators and advisers may encounter.

Failing to provide a market for employee shares

Where a listed company operates a SIP, there is a readily available market for the employees’ shares at the end of the holding period. However, where a private company or a company listed on a junior market with less liquidity operates a SIP, significant thought must be given to how employees will realise cash or otherwise benefit from their SIP awards.

There are a number of possible ways to deal with this, in common with other employee share schemes operated by private companies. Some examples include:

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allow the sale of shares only on an exit event or when leaving the company
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create a market by funding the SIP trust to buy back and recycle shares for future

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Helen Wood

Founder, HLN WD TX , Employment Tax

Helen Wood is the founder of HLN WD TX, a share schemes and employee incentives advisory business.She qualified as a CA with ICAS in 2009 and has worked as a specialist reward and incentives advisor for 17 years, spending 13 of those at KPMG followed by 3 ½ years as an Associate Director at RSM. Helen has worked with businesses ranging from start-ups to fully listed companies, spanning owner-managed businesses, private equity portfolio companies, and AIM listed businesses.She advises on a wide range of employee share schemes and employment related securities matters including the design and implementation of effective management and employee incentives; tax valuation of employment related securities, buy and sell side transaction support, HMRC compliance, tax due diligence and employee ownership trust transactions.

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