Wednesday 21 March 2012
Matthew Hunnybun, Tax Partner at KPMG said:
“We welcome the proposed increase of the individual limits for the tax-efficient Enterprise Management Incentive (“EMI”) to £250,000 along with the intention to extend the rules on Entrepreneurs’ Relief to EMI share option gains – although EMI remains of application to only a limited number of smaller companies.
“We also look forward to the Treasury’s proposals to encourage wider employee ownership which is promised for later in the year.
“Share based reward can help to encourage a more entrepreneurial environment in the UK, as well as helping companies manage both the cash and tax cost of rewarding its employees and aligning the interests of employees with the stakeholders of the business.”
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