News Update
Pre-Budget Report fillip for employee share schemes
Tue 25th November 2008
Income tax and NIC increases announced on 24th November will heighten interest in tax efficient employee share schemes.
New edition of the Guide
Sat 18th October 2008
The 2008/09 edition of "Employee Share Schemes - A Guide for Directors" has arrived.
Reasons to be cheerful
Fri 17th October 2008
Everyone seems to be talking about recession. But it's not all gloom. We have some practical suggestions for ways in which RM2...
Boost to share ownership in Germany
Fri 29th August 2008
In response to a widening gap between rising corporate profits and employee wages, the German government is to promote employee share...
SAYE rate boost
Mon 11th August 2008
From 1st September 2008, the bonus rates for SAYE share option schemes are increasing. For the 3 year plan, the bonus rate (expressed...
Non-domiciliaries: Government wriggles
Tue 10th June 2008
The 2008 Finance Bill introduced a new regime whereby persons not domiciled in this country could choose between declaring their...
Budget boost for EMIs
Thu 13th March 2008
Alastair Darling announced that, from 6th April 2008, the upper limit on the value of shares that can be offered under an EMI scheme...
Research backs EMI effectiveness
Fri 29th February 2008
Nearly 80 per cent. of employers offering employee share options under the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) say that the scheme...
New CGT rules and share schemes
Fri 25th January 2008
Alastair Darling's new CGT rules offer some crumbs to small business owners but have little effect on employee share schemes.
£12m SAYE bonanza for HBOS staff
Fri 11th January 2008
HBOS has announced a payout of approximately £12m to its workforce of almost 14,000 staff following the maturity this week of its...
More companies to escape options audit
Wed 9th January 2008
Regulations coming into force in April will allow more companies to qualify as "small", and thus escape the requirement to expense...
No equity? I'm leaving!
Tue 8th January 2008
Leading City firm Close Brothers is suffering defections by senior staff as rumours grow of an imminent takeover bid. Five member...
Revised ABI Guidelines
Mon 10th December 2007
In recent years the ABI have chosen the month of December to issue revisions to their guidelines for executive remuneration.
Non-execs favour pay in options
Wed 28th November 2007
A big majority of non-executive directors at unlisted companies think they should receive shares or options as part of their pay,...
Practitioners lobby for end to tax trap
Thu 8th November 2007
The Employee Share Ownership Centre and Clifford Chance are leading calls for a change in the tax rules that apply to share schemes...
New CGT regime - implications for share schemes
Fri 19th October 2007
In the pre-Budget statement on October 9th 2007, the Chancellor announced that the previous capital gains tax regime would be abolished...
SAYE bonus rates increased
Sat 15th September 2007
The Treasury has raised the bonus rates on Save As You Earn (SAYE) share option schemes. This reflects a general rise in interest...
Share scheme returns go on-line
Fri 15th June 2007
We understand from HM REvenue & Customs that, within the next two years, they will require most employee share scheme returns...
Share scheme returns go on-line
Fri 15th June 2007
We understand from HM REvenue & Customs that, within the next two years, they will require most employee share scheme returns...
Reasons to be cheerful
Fri 17th October 2008
Everyone seems to be talking about recession. But it's not all gloom. We have some practical suggestions for ways in which RM2 can help your business.
1. Use share schemes to conserve cash. Even in tough times, it's important to hang on to good people. Cash bonuses and pay increases are one way, but employee share options and other share based rewards can provide a more powerful incentive. They can also be highly tax effective and don't require cash. Call us now, free, on 0800 043 8150 for further details.
2. Take advantage of low share values. Because markets are so low, HMRC accepts that the "fair value" of unquoted shares is also low. This means that you can offer equity benefits to employees on much more favourable terms without incurring tax charges. If you already have share options or other equity incentives, consider repricing them (ask us how). This practice is frowned on for quoted companies, but private companies have complete discretion here.
3. Tune up your existing share incentives. Are they efficiently run? If RM2 doesn't manage your employee share scheme already, ask us for a free quote. You may be pleasantly surprised. Are some of your share options or other incentive schemes unapproved (therefore tax inefficent)? RM2 has solutions which can provide tax-efficient share benefits in almost any company, and can also save substantial amounts of NICs for the employees and the company. Call us on 0800 043 8150 for a free consultation.
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