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Incentives, remuneration and benefits

PISCES | Updated HMRC guidance and draft legislation

Companies exploring PISCES that have granted EMI and CSOP options may wish to review their option documentation
Incentives, remuneration and benefits

Why Employee Ownership Trusts are an increasingly popular choice for founder-led businesses

CGT rate increases are likely to make the sale of businesses to EOTs an even more attractive route for exit
Tax

The Spanish Supreme Court rules on various aspects of cash pooling

Symmetric interest rates on subsidiary’s creditor and debtor positions; credit risk assessed at group not borrower level
Tax

Draft legislation on UK carried interest tax reform gets expert comment from Osborne Clarke

Welcoming the government's continued engagement on the drafting of the new carried interest rules, though areas of uncertainty remain and
Employment and pensions

Inheritance tax and UK pensions: the position is clearer but questions remain

Documents released by HMRC say more about the rules to apply from April 2027
Tax

Mining for information: Preparing for CARF

In an article first published in Tax Journal (Issue 1720 on 29 August 2025), Jack Prytherch and Yousuf Chughtai discuss
Tax

Tax Tribunal finds SIPP withdrawals by expatriate not taxable by the UK

FTT determines that article 17 of the UK-Portugal DTC applied to withdrawals made by non-resident taxpayer from SIPP
Tax

UK tax tribunal dismisses appeal against goodwill degrouping charge

The Currys Retail case shows that the tax treatment of intangible assets continues to be an area of HMRC scrutiny
Tax

What fund managers need to know about the UK's new carried interest tax regime

A revised regime for carried interest comes into effect from 6 April 2026 bringing it into the UK income tax
Tax

What impact could Belgium's new capital gains tax have on stock option plans?

Companies will need to anticipate the implications of the new tax in the draft bill to be submitted to Parliament
Tax

UK draft legislation sets out new powers to tackle promoters of tax avoidance

Concerns raised in the initial consultation have led to a scale back of original proposals but practical issues remain
Tax

First business charged under UK corporate criminal offences for failure to prevent tax evasion

In light of a landmark development relating to the Criminal Finances Act 2017, what steps should businesses take now?