The Government is launching the PISCES trading platform this spring, enabling private companies to trade shares with investors without a full public listing. New EMI/CSOP schemes can use PISCES for share option exercises, but existing schemes cannot be amended.
26/03/2025
This blog explores the practical and technical hurdles business owners must navigate, both before and after becoming employee-owned. From the exercise of existing options and tax implications to ensuring EMI eligibility and structuring post-EOT incentives, careful planning is crucial….
04/12/2024
Changes to Save as you Earn (SAYE) share scheme bonus rate and the latest insights from HMRC on employee share schemes explained…
12/09/2024
If you’re thinking of becoming employee owned through an EOT, you may want to complete the sale before 30 October to be sure of the current 0% CGT exemption.
With 30 October now the confirmed date for the new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves’ first budget, could there be tax changes that might impact employee ownership trusts (EOTs) and tax-advantaged personal share schemes? Founder and Manging Director, Robert Postlethwaite discusses the various possible scenarios and the implications for employee ownership.
05/08/2024
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement contains reductions to National Insurance but was light on changes directly impacting share schemes or employee incentives… read
23/11/2023
We are delighted to have been ranked once again as Band 1 for Chambers & Partners 2024 legal rankings guide for:
Category: Employee Share Schemes & Incentives: Employee Ownership
Lawyer: David Reuben (11 years ranked)
Lawyer: Robert Postlethwaite (13 years ranked) read on for more…
19/10/2023
The last few months have seen many important changes in the share schemes world that impact existing and new share plans. Some of these came in this April and others will come in next year.
Here is a round up of the changes and what they may mean for you….
01/06/2023
In the Spring Budget 2023, the Chancellor announced some welcome relaxations of Enterprise Management Incentives Schemes (EMI) requirements. Read on to find out more…
15/03/2023
Towards the end of 2022 HMRC announced some important changes to its Guidance on the use of discretion in EMI share options schemes. Now we’ve had some time to digest, here we discuss what they mean to companies operating EMI schemes and what they need to do to keep on the right side of the new rules….
31/01/2023
