BIM44405 - Specific deductions: employee share schemes: providing shares to employees: qualifying shares: convertible shares: examples

Example A - convertible securities which convert into qualifying shares

Facts

Date - Amount
01/04/2007 Employee is given 拢1000 loan stock, with interest at 4%, which can be converted into 1000 拢1 ordinary shares after 5 years -
- Market value of loan stock with conversion rights 拢1200
- Market value of loan stock without conversion rights 拢1000
01/04/2012 Conversion takes place; market value of shares acquired 拢2500
- Market value of loan stock without conversion rights 拢1100
- No consideration given by employee to convert into shares -

Employment Income Tax charges

Year - Amount
2006/07 Income Tax charged on 拢1000
2011/12 Income Tax charged on 拢2500 - 拢1100 = 拢1400

Deductions for employing company

Year - Amount
a.p.e 31/12/07 No deduction (the Income Tax charge relates to acquisitions of loan stock, not qualifying shares) -
a.p.e 31/12/12 Deduction 拢1400

Example B - qualifying shares which convert into other qualifying shares

Facts

Date - Amount
01/04/2009 Employee is given 1000 convertible qualifying shares -
- Market value of shares with conversion rights is 拢1100
- Market value of shares without conversion rights is 拢1000
01/04/2012 Conversion takes place; market value of new shares is 拢2400
- Market value of old shares without conversion rights is 拢2000
- Consideration given by employee to convert shares 拢100

Employment Income Tax charges

Year - Amount
2008/09 Income Tax charged on 拢1000
2011/12 Income Tax charged on 拢2400 - 拢2000 - 拢100 = 拢300

Deductions for employing company

Year - Amount
a.p.e 31/12/09 Deduction 拢1000
a.p.e 31/12/12 Deduction 拢300

Example C - qualifying shares which convert into non-qualifying shares

If the shares acquired on conversion in Example B were not qualifying shares, the Income Tax position would remain the same, but the deductions given to the employing company would be:

Year - Amount
a.p.e 31/12/09 Deduction 拢1000
a.p.e 31/12/12 No deduction (the Income Tax charge relates to the acquisition of non-qualifying shares) -