Section 455: Amount of charge
1914.This section brings together all those parts of section 79 of FA 1988 which concern the calculation of the charge and in particular it makes clear what deductions should be made from the rise in value of the shareholding.
1915.Subsection (1) introduces a formula and subsection (2) specifies the items that are allowable deductions. Subsection (3) derives from section 79(6) of FA 1988 and is concerned with certain cases where the employee receives less than market value for the shares. The aim is to ensure that the employee is only charged on the difference between base value and the actual proceeds. That provision produces the right result where the chargeable increase is calculated by reference to the value of the shares at acquisition, but not where it is calculated by reference to the value of the shares at the later time that the company becomes a dependent subsidiary. The section produces the right result in both situations. It is a minor change to the law. See Change 113 in Annex 1.
1916.Subsection (4) derives from the final two lines in section 79(4) of FA 1988.
