Compensation & Benefits: Online filing of share schemes returns for year ended 5 April 2010 – deadline 6 July 2010

HMRC reminder that the relevant form must be completed and returned to the Employee Shares & Securities Unit before 7 July following the end of the tax year for which it was issued. […]

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Compensation & Benefits: Enterprise Management Incentives (“EMI”) schemes

HMRC has recently announced two significant developments concerning EMI schemes. In particular, a greater number of companies will now be able to take advantage of tax-favourable EMI schemes. […]

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Compensation & Benefits: Amendment to AIM rules to now require disclosure of directors’ remuneration

On 15 December 2009, the London Stock Exchange published AIM Notice 35, detailing proposed amendments to the AIM Rules. […]

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Compensation & Benefits: Prospectus Directive

In September 2009, the EU Commission proposed amendments to the current Prospectus Directive which would have extended the current exemption under the Directive to cover employee share schemes of all companies, including those not admitted to trading on an European Economic Area (EEA) “regulated market”. […]

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Compensation & Benefits: 3 top ways to achieve legitimate tax efficiencies – and an Invitation

Tax and national insurance rates may be rising and HMRC may be cracking down on avoidance schemes but there are legitimate ways to achieve tax efficiencies. […]

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Compensation & Benefits: EU Commission proposes exempting all employee share schemes from the Prospectus Directive

The proposal extends the current employee share schemes exemption to all companies even if they  are not listed on a regulated market in the EEA,  but it may take some time to come into force […]

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