Employment-Related Securities Manual: Main Contents

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This manual contains guidance on the taxation and NICs treatment of securities (which includes shares and options over securities), which are used to remunerate employees, including directors. These are referred to as employment-related securities and options.

This guidance manual is an updated version of material previously in the Share Schemes Manual and is being released in stages. From this main contents page, you will only be able to link to those sections which have already been published.

Further guidance scheduled for publication in 2009:

  • Expanded guidance on:
the scope of the legislation and definitions
securities options

Table of Contents


ERSM10000

Introduction

ERSM20000

Scope of the Legislation and Definitions

ERSM30000

Restricted Securities

ERSM40000

Convertible Securities

ERSM50000

Securities with Artificially Depressed Market Value

ERSM60000

Securities with Artificially Enhanced Market Value

ERSM70000

Securities acquired for less than Market Value

ERSM80000

Securities disposed of for more than Market Value

ERSM90000

Post-acquisition benefits from Securities

ERSM100000

University Spin-outs

ERSM110000

Securities Options

ERSM140000

Reporting Requirements - Form 42

ERSM160000

International

ERSM170000

PAYE & NICs including NIC elections

ERSM180000

CGT interface

ERSM190000

Employer interface

ERSM200000

Public Offer - Priority Share Allocations

ERSM210000

Disclosure Rules

ERSM220000

Valuation issues

ERSM300000

Tax advantaged schemes

ERSM500000

Legislation