A share incentive plan (SIP) gives employees the opportunity to acquire shares in their employer or a parent company of the employer on a tax-efficient basis.
As SIPs are designed to be offered to all employees (rather than on a selective basis), they tend to be operated by larger listed companies.
If the statutory provisions are met and the SIP is correctly notified to HMRC, favourable tax treatment can result.
The SIP regime sets out numerous requirements that must be met, including in relation to:
the employees that are eligible to participate
the shares subject to awards, and
the SIP trust and trustees
This subtopic provides a detailed analysis of the SIP qualifying criteria.
The SIP gives employees the opportunity to acquire shares in their employer or a parent company of the employer on a tax-efficient basis. The legislative framework governing the SIP is mostly contained in:
Schedule 2 to the Income tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (ITEPA 2003), which sets out how the SIP can be operated and the main conditions that
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