Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 section 540

No charge on acquisition of shares as taxable benefit

Section 540 ensures that employees who acquire shares by exercising a qualifying EMI option are not subject to a separate tax charge on the notional loan benefit that would otherwise arise on the acquisition of those shares.

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