These are securities and securities options which are:
They are deemed to have been acquired because of employment when the opportunity to acquire them is made available to employees by an employer or a person connected with an employer.
Securities and securities options include:
For the purposes of Form 42, the following are not securities:
Cheques and other bills of exchange, bankers’ drafts and letters of credit (other than bills of exchange accepted by a banker).
Money and statements showing balances on a current, deposit or savings account.
Leases and other dispositions of property and heritable securities.
Rights under contracts of insurance (within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001) in relation to periods before 2 December 2004.
Securities cease to be “employment-related securities” immediately before the death of the employee.
Securities cease to be “employment-related securities” seven years after the employee leaves employment with:
For the purposes of completing Form 42 it is not necessary to
have a formally agreed valuation of the securities. The market
value to be shown should be the best available value at the time of
the particular transaction.
Where the value you enter on the form differs from that on
which PAYE and NICs was operated, you should attach a note to this
form explaining the difference. If, after the submission of the
form, you determine that a different value is more appropriate,
then that revised value should be used in your Corporation Tax
computation and by employees in their Self-Assessment Tax Returns.
There is no need to send in a revised Form 42.
When we have received the completed Form 42 we may enquire
into the valuation used and it may then be necessary for us to
consult with Shares and Assets Valuation who may then contact you
or your agent to check the valuation used. This check may show a
different valuation but provided that the valuation reported on
Form 42 is the best available at the time of the transaction, then
the subsequent agreement of a different value, will not mean that
the form is incorrect.
If, however, the valuation shown is not the best available
and is, for example misleading, then we will regard the form as
incorrect and penalties may be imposed.
Market value has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of
Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 in accordance with Part VIII
of that Act.
Section 272(1) of TCGA 1992 defines market value in relation
to any assets means the price which those assets might reasonably
be expected to fetch on a sale in the open market.
For shares or securities quoted in the Stock Exchange Daily
Official list, except where in consequence of special circumstances
prices quoted in that list are by themselves not a proper measure
of market value, the market value would be as follows:
If the shares are not quoted on a recognised stock exchange, the market value is the price which the asset might reasonably be expected to fetch on a sale in the open market. For the above, it shall be assumed that in that market, there is available to any prospective purchaser of the shares all the information which a prudent purchaser might reasonably require if he were proposing to purchase it from a willing vendor by private treaty and at arm’s length.
Paragraph 3A(2) of Schedule 1 to Social Security Contributions and Benefit s Act 1992 (SSCBA 1992) allows employees and employers to enter into agreements. These agreements allow employers to recover whole or part of any secondary NICs payable in respect of gains treated as remuneration. If an agreement has been entered into, complete the relevant columns showing the amount of employer’s NICs paid by the employee.
Paragraph 3B(1) of Schedule 1 SSCBA 1992 provides the basis for formal joint elections. The elections transfer the employer’s NICs to the employees. If an election has been made, complete the relevant columns showing the amount of employer’s NICs paid on the gain made the employees.
Non-commercial actions include anything done
Shares and certain securities are RCAs if:
From 10 July 2003, shares and other employment- related
securities are deemed to be RCA’s and subject to PAYE and
NICs, regardless of whether or not they fall within the above
definitions, unless they are shares for which the company is
entitled to a Corporation Tax deduction by reason of Schedule 23 to
the Finance Act 2003.
The flowchart at
ERSM140100 may help you decide if PAYE
is due or not.
Employment-related securities are restricted securities if:
There is any contract, arrangement or condition which makes
provision whereby a freedom or right, conferred by the
employment-related securities, is restricted, including
restrictions on the right of disposal or retention of the security
or proceeds from its disposal, and
The market value of the employment-related securities is
less than it would be but for that provision.
Employment-related securities are not restricted securities
if the only reasons for which they would be restricted are:
Restrictions on securities can be divided into those described as “conditions of forfeiture” and other restrictions. A “forfeitable security” means one that may have to be surrendered and for which you may get back less than its then market value.
Where employment-related securities are restricted securities, the employer and employee may jointly elect:
If such an election is been made, tax will be charged on the unrestricted market value of the securities on the acquisition and there is no further charge when the restrictions are lifted.
Approved forms of election for each of the three possible
elections (sections 425(3), 430 & 431) are available at
ERSM30450. These provide separate forms
for employer and employee to enable the employer to elect once for
a number of employees.
If there is a need to tailor an election to particular
circumstances the Employee Share and Securities Unit will consider
approving appropriate revised forms. In particular, some employers
may wish to sign under seal, and/or require employees’
signatures to be witnessed and we will be willing to consider such
revisions as appropriate.
Responsible persons are the employer, any host employer, (that
is, person treated as the employer), the person from whom
securities or options were acquired and the person by whom
securities were issued.
In most cases, the employer, as one of the responsible
persons, will usually make the report and complete the declaration.
However, if the company has delegated the responsibility to make a
report to another person, for example an agent holding a current
Form 64-8 for the company, the agent can make the report on behalf
of the company.
