Archive for March, 2010

Business taxation

Employment related securities

Anti-tax avoidance legislation will be introduced in relation to share incentive plans (SIPs) and company share option plans (CSOPs), effective immediately. In relation to SIPs, corporation tax deductions will not be allowed where companies pay money into a SIP as part of a tax avoidance scheme. In relation to CSOPs, new grants of CSOP options over unlisted shares in a company which is under the control of a listed company will not be permitted.
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Further penalties on those keeping untaxed wealth

The Chancellor, Alistair Darling set out his measures in Budget 2010 for a crackdown on offshore account holders. In the pre-election Budget, Alistair Darling had already laid out a number of anti-avoidance measures, namely signing tax sharing agreements with Dominica, Grenada and Belize, and imposing a 200 per cent tax penalty for those with irregularities relating to offshore accounts.
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