Point in time view as at 17/12/2014.
Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, Section 489 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 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.
(1)Sections 490 to 499 apply for income tax purposes in connection with shares awarded under [F2a Schedule 2] SIP.
(2)But those sections do not apply to an individual if, at the time of the award of shares in question, the earnings from the eligible employment are not (or would not be if there were any) general earnings to which any of the charging provisions of Chapter 4 or 5 of Part 2 apply.
(3)“The eligible employment” means the employment which results in the individual meeting the employment requirement in relation to the plan.
[F3(4)And those sections do not apply if the main purpose (or one of the main purposes) of the arrangements under which the shares in question are awarded or acquired is the avoidance of tax or national insurance contributions.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 489 heading substituted (6.4.2014) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 8 paras. 4(2), 89 (with Sch. 8 paras. 90-96)
F2Words in s. 489(1) substituted (6.4.2014) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 8 paras. 4(3), 89 (with Sch. 8 paras. 90-96)
F3S. 489(4) inserted (18.6.2004 with effect in accordance with s. 88(11)-(13) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), s. 88(4)
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