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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Meeting by trustees of PAYE obligations

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Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, Cross Heading: Meeting by trustees of PAYE obligations is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Meeting by trustees of PAYE obligationsU.K.

79(1)The plan must make provision to ensure that, where a PAYE obligation is imposed on the trustees as a result of any of a participant’s plan shares ceasing to be subject to the plan, the trustees are able to meet that obligation—U.K.

(a)by disposing of any of those shares, or

(b)if there are any remaining plan shares of the participant, by disposing of any of those shares, or

(c)by the participant paying to the trustees a sum equal to the amount required to discharge the obligation.

(2)A “PAYE obligation” includes an obligation under any of sections 510 to 512 (PAYE: shares ceasing to be subject to the plan).

(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) any reference to the trustees disposing of shares includes a reference to their acquiring the shares as trustees for the purposes of the trust.

(4)A disposal of any of the participant’s plan shares in accordance with provision made under sub-paragraph (1)(b) may give rise to a charge to tax under—

  • section 505 (charge on free or matching shares ceasing to be subject to plan),

  • section 506 (charge on partnership shares ceasing to be subject to plan), or

  • [F1Chapter 3 or 4 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (dividends etc. from UK or non-UK resident companies etc.) as a result of section 394(2) or 407(2) of that Act (distribution or dividend payment when dividend shares cease to be subject to plan).]

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F1Words in Sch. 2 para. 79(4) substituted (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 617(3) (with Sch. 2)

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