ERSM160755 - Relevant period: post-acquisition benefits from securities


ITEPA03/S41A(4)(b) says that where there is an amount which counts as employment income by virtue of Chapter 4 (post-acquisition benefits from securities) the relevant period is the tax year in which the benefit is received.

Example

Claire works for a company which decides to provide a week’s holiday to all its employee shareholders. She is R/NOR and claims remittance basis under ITA07/S809B in the year the benefit is received.

The relevant period is the tax year in which the benefit is received.