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Have you broken your share scheme? Are you stuck on the nitty gritty?

Senior employee fined for non compliance under the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)

We take a look at the big and small stories of the year....

Does the SIP solve Labour's Employee Ownership Questions?

A sell out success - where did all these people come from?

Their manifesto has promised the removal of entrepreneurs’ relief

One of the first questions when setting up a share scheme is should I give shares or options.

Business looking for EMI share options are often those seeking investment under an EIS scheme

Making changes to your Enterprise Management Incentive options ("EMI")

Companies need to meet various tests to qualify for the tax advantages

I was inspired to make myself a little bit famous and play with Lego!

We are recruiting! Join our fantastic team at the RM2 Partnership as a Share Plans Assistant

We look at common factors affecting how many options to grant

We continue to meet the demanding requirements of this standard

How fast growing companies can attract and retain top talent to achieve success

Consider this naturally hypothetical scenario for a company with a strong business idea

If you have the choice of an HMRC tax advantaged Company Share Option Plan (CSOP) or an...

Have you done yours, & what will HM Revenue & Customs accept as a reasonable excuse?

Each year RM2 compiles a list of the largest 50 employee owned companies in the UK

HMRC loses their appeal at the First Tier Tribunal in the case Warshaw v HMRC

Vermilion Holdings Ltd vs HM Revenue & Customs - will HMRC appeal the judgement?

Where good record keeping and share plan administration comes into its own

A fantastically tax efficient share plan for both the employees and the company

Decision upheld regarding one of the key tests for Entrepreneurs' Relief (5% of nominal capital)

Dealing with bad leavers without attracting judicial disdain

Market leading share scheme and EOT consulting business converts to full employee ownership

How to change the world - fascinating themes from this years' talks

Do you have a last minute rush and panic, or do you plan ahead and have everything wrapped up?

The Jack Fitzpatrick Memorial Lecture - progress on a succession solution

Are HMRC baring their sharks teeth in relation to Enterprise Management Incentive valuations?

The Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") sounds far too good to be true, so what are the rules?

Does the board have a totally free hand in saying who gets what and how they get it?

Don't slip up with your plan administration, it's not worth the fines issued by HMRC

The IA published a revised version in November, what changed?

We make five bold predictions for what might happen in employee ownership

We take a look at the big and small stories of the year...….

We translate the tedious legal jargon for you in a case about entrepreneurs relief

A couple of weeks ago the Budget announced changes to entrepreneurs relief

Each year RM2 compiles a list of the largest 50 employee owned companies in the UK

Aardman Animations have made the jump to employee ownership

Entrepreneurs’ Relief changes - noting the particular impact on Enterprise Management Incentives

We published a blog on a couple who were able to benefit from entrepreneurs’ relief because

Employee ownership implemented correctly & communicated strongly can make a difference.

What does the Labour Party’s announcement mean for employee ownership?

Don't get caught out and unintentionally disqualify your EMI. If you think that any of the...

So, you’re a business owner – what should you be saying about your plans to sell?

It's important that you have a clear idea of what your shares are worth at the outset.

There are certain legal requirements that company directors, in particular, need to know

Some common misconceptions we encounter and have hopefully corrected...

The First Tier Tribunal has ruled director loan accounts written off were taxable as ….

Employee ownership, and in particular EMI schemes are at their most popular level ever.

No need to publish a prospectus if certain conditions of total consideration are met

Today we received an email from HMRC agreeing a valuation for an EMI share scheme...

If you’re running an employee share scheme is it always obvious who your employees are?

Recently the government issued a report by HMRC evaluating the EMI scheme.

HMRC are not known for accepting excuses for late filing of your share scheme annual returns

We are seeking two Corporate Finance Associates with a minimum of 3 years’ experience

A recent case in the high court gives some helpful pointers about decision making by trustees

We asked both founder and employee the impact of setting up an EMI scheme

EMI is a great employee share scheme, but don't forget the tax advantaged CSOP

Businesses breathed a sigh of relief on 16 May when the EU commission announced ..

In April 2018, HMRC created concern that the availability of EMI tax relief was in doubt....

Temporary breach of EU law by the UK government could (in theory) negate tax reliefs for EMI…

A recent case emphasises the importance of being clear about employment status in relation to share…

How do you work out how much to give away under your share plan or option scheme....

There’s been plenty of noise in the last week about EU state aid and EMI options

The High Court recently ruled in favour of two former employees of Lloyd Bank plc, finding that…

Performance targets are a common feature in share plans, but are they really necessary?

We noticed that, as part of the recent Spring Statement,the government has decided

If you forget to register and file your share plan annual returns the penalties can soon add up...

Fallings out between founders is sadly quite common among start-ups. What is just as...

We recently published an outline checklist for putting in place a share plan. Step one on that…

One of the issues raised in connection with the Carillion story in the last couple of days is the…

Traditionally, as the year ends, RM2 takes a look at the highlights of the year in share schemes...

This part of the series looks at dilution, or rather protecting specific groups from dilution. You…

Worry about what happens to an employee's options or shares when they leave can often lead to…

I love simple share scheme designs – they’re easier to manage, easier to explain...

Many private companies are keen to implement a flexible share scheme and will frequently choose a…

There have been bigger issues in the world this year than share schemes. Nonetheless, it’s been…

When designing and implementing an employee share scheme, the importance of a...

It’s easy to get lost in the complexity of regulations and tax rules around employee share…

As 2015 comes to a close we take the opportunity to look back on the news that hit the share scheme…

Did you put in place a great share scheme this year? Did you take an existing share scheme and…

They’re deemed the providers of the Best Employee Share Schemes; we look at why...

A quick look through the pledges of the parties in relation to employee share schemes may give us…

If you, or one of your clients, operates an employee share scheme, it MUST be registered on...

If any of your clients have UK taxpayer employees receiving share/stock options, restricted share…

Ensuring the implementation of any employee share scheme is an essential component…

RM2 specialise in employee share schemes. That’s it. So if an employee share scheme is right for…

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) was introduced to encourage investment in small...

IT consultancies can take many forms – for example they may often use individual consultants in…

One reason to set up a share plan is to retain staff. There will be an initial outlay but how does…

The online service for the registration and self-certification of employee share schemes...

We're often contacted by private company owners who are keen to implement share plans for their...

With the Budget having just been announced, we felt it was a good time to go back to basics, and…

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is changing the way that share schemes are administered and...