Taxation of payments for restrictive covenants

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Employment Tax

Guidance

Restrictive covenants

These are undertakings given by employees during employment or on termination which restrict their conduct or activities. There is a specific charging provision which ensures that payments for restrictive covenants made in connection with current, future or past employments or offices are taxable as earnings.

PAYE treatment

ITEPA 2003, s 225 taxes payments made to an individual for entering into restrictive covenants. In order for consideration to be brought into charge by ITEPA 2003, s 225, the following conditions must be satisfied by the individual:

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a restrictive undertaking is given in connection with a current, future or past office or employment
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the undertaking must restrict conduct or activities. It may be absolute or qualified and need not be legally binding.
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a payment is made in respect

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Sue El Hachmi

Senior Associate at Osborne Clarke

Sue advises on the design and implementation of employee incentive arrangements for private and public companies, including all types of tax-advantaged plans and bespoke arrangements for senior executives and management. Sue also advises on the incentive-related aspects of corporate transactions and has experience of private equity transactions and public company takeovers, flotations and demergers. Sue is a member of the Share Plan Lawyers Group and a member of the UK BioIndustry Association Finance and Tax Advisory Committee.

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