BIM44000 - Specific deductions: Employee share schemes: Contents

A full list of the contents of the guidance on Employee share schemes is shown below. The guidance is subdivided into three main sections:

  • General Matters (BIM44001 - BIM44035);
  • Accounting periods starting before 1 January 2003: costs of providing shares to employees (BIM44040 - BIM44240);
  • Accounting periods starting on or after 1 January 2003: costs of providing shares to employees (BIM44250 - BIM44465).

The latter two sections are further subdivided into topics with the opening paragraph of each topic being shown in bold in the title below. Please click on the number alongside to go direct to each sub topic.

General Matters

BIM44001Employee share schemesGlossary
BIM44002Employee share schemesIntroduction
BIM44005Employee share schemesTypes of schemes
BIM44010Employee share schemesApproved schemes
BIM44015Employee share schemesSummary of tax and NICs treatment
BIM44020Employee share schemesCosts of setting up schemes
BIM44025Employee share schemesIncidental costs of running schemes
BIM44030Employee share schemesCosts of providing shares to employees: introduction
BIM44035Employee share schemesCosts of providing shares to employees: layout of guidance

Providing shares: accounting periods starting before 1 January 2003

BIM44040Contributions to ESOP trustsIntroduction
BIM44045Contributions to SIP trustsIntroduction
BIM44050Contributions to SIP trustsGeneral rules
BIM44055Contributions to SIP trustsSpecial rules for trusts acquiring 10% of ordinary share capital
BIM44060Contributions to APS trusts
BIM44065Contributions to QUESTsIntroduction
BIM44070Contributions to QUESTsRelief under FA89/S67
BIM44075Contributions to QUESTsWhether a qualifying trust
BIM44080Contributions to QUESTsCompanies eligible for relief
BIM44085Contributions to QUESTsForm and timing of relief
BIM44090Contributions to QUESTsConditions for relief
BIM44095Contributions to QUESTsExpenditure period
BIM44100Contributions to QUESTsQualifying purposes
BIM44105Contributions to QUESTsIdentification rules
BIM44110Contributions to QUESTsReceipts of claims under FA89/S67
BIM44115Contributions to QUESTsTrustees’ certificate
BIM44120Contributions to QUESTsTrust office
BIM44125Contributions to QUESTsRecovery of relief
BIM44130Contributions to QUESTsRelief not claimed under FA89/S67
BIM44135Contributions to QUESTsCosts of setting up qualifying trusts
BIM44140Case law ESOP trustsSummary
BIM44145Case law ESOP trustsIntroduction
BIM44150Case law ESOP trustsWhether contributions deductible
BIM44155Case law ESOP trustsTax cases
BIM44160Case law ESOP trustsTiming of deductions
BIM44165Accounting for ESOP trustsSummary
BIM44170Accounting for ESOP trustsIntroduction
BIM44175Accounting for ESOP trustsUITF13
BIM44180Accounting for ESOP trustsUITF17
BIM44185Accounting for ESOP trustsSingle company schemes
BIM44190Accounting for ESOP trustsSingle company schemes: examples 1 & 2
BIM44200Accounting for ESOP trustsSubsidiary companies in group schemes
BIM44205Accounting for ESOP trustsGroup schemes: example 3
BIM44210Accounting for ESOP trustsGroup schemes: example 4
BIM44215Accounting for ESOP trustsUITF25
BIM44225Intra-group recharges
BIM44230Intra-group recharges and transfer pricing
BIM44240New shares issued direct to employees

Providing shares: accounting periods starting on or after 1 January 2003

BIM44250Providing shares to employeesIntroduction
BIM44255Providing shares under a Share Incentive Plan (SIP)
BIM44260Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Contents
BIM44265Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Introduction
BIM44270Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Requirement for relief
BIM44275Providing shares under FA03/SCH23How the relief is given
BIM44280Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Overview of the legislation
BIM44285Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Qualifying shares
BIM44290Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Kind of shares acquired
BIM44295Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Company whose shares are acquired
BIM44300Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Which company gets the deduction
BIM44305Providing shares under FA03/SCH23The relevant business requirement
BIM44310Providing shares under FA03/SCH23When is the deduction given
BIM44315Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Amount of deduction for acquisition periods
BIM44320Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Income tax position of employee
BIM44325Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Valuation issues
BIM44330Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Deduction reduced by amounts already allowed for earlier periods
BIM44335Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Identifying amount already allowed: examples
BIM44360Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Forfeitable, restricted or convertible shares: introduction
BIM44365Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Forfeitable shares: from 1/9/2003
BIM44370Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Forfeitable shares: examples
BIM44375Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Forfeitable shares: before 1/9/2003
BIM44380Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Forfeitable shares: examples
BIM44385Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Other restricted shares: from 1/9/2003
BIM44390Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Other restricted shares: example
BIM44395Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Other restricted shares: before 1/9/2003
BIM44400Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Convertible shares: from 1/9/2003
BIM44405Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Convertible shares: examples
BIM44410Providing shares under FA03/SCH23Convertible shares: before 1/9/2003
BIM44450Providing “non-qualifying” sharesIntroduction
BIM44455Providing “non-qualifying” sharesThrough an employee benefit trust
BIM44460Providing “non-qualifying” sharesThrough global share schemes
BIM44465Providing “non-qualifying” sharesNew shares issued direct to employees