Today’s post is written by Andrew Strickland of Scrutton Bland, Chartered Accountants. Andrew holds the positions of Head of the BVIUK Board and Head Tutor for the BVIUK Credentialing Programme. Additionally, he serves as Chair of iiBV’s Educational Committee. With a specialisation in corporate finance and business valuation, Andrew brings extensive expertise to his roles. He is a member of the Valuation Committee of the ICAEW and is recognised as a subject matter expert. Andrew has completed numerous business valuation assignments, particularly in shareholder disputes and divorce cases. He also conducts fiscal valuations for various tax purposes.
Introduction
Many clients are alive to the idea of providing equity incentives to managers. The problem is that even small percentage shareholdings in private companies can make the tax liability under section 62 ITEPA forbidding.
Very few managers want to receive shares if the immediate impact is a large tax bill with no immediate cash fl..