Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 section 491

No charge on award of shares as taxable benefit

Section 491 provides that when shares are awarded under a share incentive plan, the employee is not subject to an income tax charge on the acquisition of those shares under the benefits code.

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