Developing effective strategies within employee benefit trusts is essential for a seamless share incentive framework. Legal practitioners in this field must adeptly manage trust arrangements, navigate regulatory requirements, and implement tax-advantageous solutions. This guidance aids in optimising employee participation plans while ensuring compliance and alignment with the company's objectives.
This week's edition of Share Incentives weekly highlights includes (1) the ISS STOXX Governance 2026 Global Benchmark Policy Survey, (2) the FRC’s new...
This week's edition of Share Incentives weekly highlights includes (1) a focus on executive pay, (2) the formal establishment of the loan charge...
This week's edition of Share Incentives weekly highlights includes (1) publication of draft legislation for inclusion in Finance Bill 2027, including...
Tax analysis: On Legislation Day, 13 July 2026, the government published draft provisions for inclusion in Finance Bill 2027 (FB 2027, also known as...
Malus and clawbackThe use of malus and clawbackThe concept of withholding or even recovering value from executives if a material adverse event occurs...
What is a long-term incentive plan?A long-term incentive plan (LTIP) is a term that is commonly used among listed companies to describe executive...
Nil paid shares and partly paid shares—practical considerationsWhat are nil paid shares and partly paid shares?When shares are issued, their...
Implementing share plans—ways to manage dilution of existing shareholdersWhat is share dilution?Share dilution happens when a company issues...
Employee Benefit Trust DeedFORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 18 July 2023, the government published a consultation on the use and effectiveness of the employee benefit trust (EBT) regime. The stated aim of the consultation is to ensure that the tax regime for EBTs remains focused on the objectives of rewarding
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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