Employee Share Schemes Handbook
Sweet & Maxwell (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 1. December 1996
Book
Hardback
978-0-7520-0218-7 (ISBN)
Description
This text explains all forms of share schemes, with assessment of the tax, National Insurance, commercial, company law and financial services implications. As well as the assessment of different schemes, advice is given on the processes involved in setting up, administering and varying the schemes. The book sets out precedents for SAYE Share Option Schemes, Inland Revenue approved profit-sharing schemes, qualifying employee share ownership trusts, unapproved share option schemes, and simple forms of restricted share schemes. It also includes worked examples and flow charts to illustrate the procedures required for starting, managing and altering schemes.
This text explains all forms of share schemes, with assessment of the tax, National Insurance, commercial, company law and financial services implications. As well as the assessment of different schemes, advice is given on the processes involved in setting up, administering and varying the schemes. The book sets out precedents for SAYE Share Option Schemes, Inland Revenue approved profit-sharing schemes, qualifying employee share ownership trusts, unapproved share option schemes, and simple forms of restricted share schemes. It also includes worked examples and flow charts to illustrate the procedures required for starting, managing and altering schemes.
This text explains all forms of share schemes, with assessment of the tax, National Insurance, commercial, company law and financial services implications. As well as the assessment of different schemes, advice is given on the processes involved in setting up, administering and varying the schemes. The book sets out precedents for SAYE Share Option Schemes, Inland Revenue approved profit-sharing schemes, qualifying employee share ownership trusts, unapproved share option schemes, and simple forms of restricted share schemes. It also includes worked examples and flow charts to illustrate the procedures required for starting, managing and altering schemes.
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
charts
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7520-0218-7 (9780752002187)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Why companies introduce employee share schemes; selecting the right scheme; company law considerations; Financial Services Act implications; considerations for unlisted companies; requirements for listed companies; acquisition and disposal of shares by employees - general tax rules; restricted share schemes; grant and exercise of share options; savings-related share option schemes (SAYE option schemes); share option schemes - takeovers and reconstruction; approved profit-sharing schemes; revenue approved schemes - general requirements; procedural issues; tax planning; profit related pay; ESOPs; tax treatment of contribution to an ESOP; tax treatment of ESOPs; qualifying employee share ownership trusts (or statutory ESOPs); employee buy-outs; disclosure and reporting requirements; international considerations.