Part 7U.K.[F1Employment income: income and exemptions relating to securities]

Textual Amendments

F1Pt. 7 heading substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 22 para. 2(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), Sch. 22 para. 2(1)

[F2Chapter 4U.K.Post-acquisition benefits from securities

Textual Amendments

F2Pt. 7 Ch. 4 (ss. 447-450) substituted for Pt. 7 Ch. 4 (ss. 447-470) (16.4.2003 with effect in accordance with Sch. 22 para. 9(2)-(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), Sch. 22 para. 9(1)

447Charge on other chargeable benefits from securitiesU.K.

(1)This Chapter applies if an associated person receives a benefit by virtue of the ownership of employment-related securities by that person or another associated person.

(2)The taxable amount determined under section 448 counts as employment income of the employee for the relevant tax year.

(3)The “relevant tax year” is the tax year in which the benefit is received.

(4)This section does not apply if the benefit is otherwise chargeable to income tax.

(5)This section is subject to section 449 (case outside this Chapter).

448Amount of chargeU.K.

The taxable amount for the purposes of section 447 (charge on other chargeable benefits) is the amount or market value of the benefit.

449Case outside this ChapterU.K.

(1)This Chapter does not apply if—

(a)the employment-related securities are shares (or an interest in shares) in a company of a class,

(b)a similar benefit is received by the owners of all the company’s shares of the class, and

(c)subsection (2) or (3) is satisfied.

(2)This subsection is satisfied if, immediately before the receipt of the benefit, the company is employee-controlled by virtue of holdings of shares of the class.

(3)This subsection is satisfied if, immediately before the receipt of the benefit, the majority of the company’s shares of the class are not held by or for the benefit of any of the following—

(a)employees of the company,

(b)persons who are related to an employee of the company,

(c)associated companies of the company,

(d)employees of any associated company of the company, or

(e)persons who are related to an employee of any such associated company.

(4)For the purposes of subsection (3) a person is related to an employee if—

(a)the person acquired the shares pursuant to a right or opportunity available by reason of the employee’s employment, or

(b)the person is connected with a person who so acquired the shares or with the employee and acquired the shares otherwise than by or under a disposal made by way of a bargain at arm’s length from the employee or another person who is related to the employee.

450DefinitionsU.K.

(1)In this Chapter—

  • interest”, in relation to shares, and

  • shares”,

  • have the meaning indicated in section 420(8).

(2)In this Chapter “market value” has the meaning indicated in section 421(1).

(3)In this Chapter—

  • the employee” (except in section 449), and

  • employment-related securities”,

  • have the meaning indicated in section 421B(8).

(4)In this Chapter “associated person” has the meaning indicated in section 421C.

(5)In this Chapter—

  • associated company”, and

  • employee-controlled”,

  • have the meaning indicated in section 421H.]

Tax charge where restrictions or rights variedU.K.

F2451Amount of chargeU.K.

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F2452Cases outside charge under section 449U.K.

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Tax charge on increase in value of shares of dependent subsidiariesU.K.

F2453Charge on increase in value of shares of dependent subsidiaryU.K.

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F2454Chargeable increasesU.K.

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F2455Amount of chargeU.K.

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F2456Cases outside charge under section 453U.K.

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Tax charge on other benefits from sharesU.K.

F2457Charge on other chargeable benefits from sharesU.K.

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F2458Chargeable benefitsU.K.

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F2459Amount of chargeU.K.

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F2460Cases outside charge under section 457U.K.

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Supplementary provisionsU.K.

F2461Related acquisitions of additional sharesU.K.

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F2462Company reorganisations etc.U.K.

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F2463Disposals of shares to connected persons etc. ignoredU.K.

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F2464Application to interests in sharesU.K.

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F2465Duty to notify acquisitions of shares or interests in sharesU.K.

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F2466Duty to notify chargeable events and chargeable benefitsU.K.

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InterpretationU.K.

F2467Meaning of “dependent subsidiary”U.K.

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F2468Meaning of “employee-controlled”U.K.

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F2469Shares “held by outside shareholders”U.K.

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F2470Minor definitionsU.K.

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