Part 2

Employment income: charge to tax
Chapter 5A

Taxable specific income: effect of remittance basis

Taxable specific income from employment-related securities: effect of remittance basis
41A
1
This section applies if—
a
an amount within subsection (2) counts as employment income of an individual for a tax year in respect of an employment (“the securities income”), and
b
any part of the relevant period (see section 41B) is within a tax year for which section 809B, 809D or 809E of ITA 2007 (remittance basis) applies to the individual.
2
An amount is within this subsection if it counts as employment income under any provision of any of Chapters 2, 3 and 3C to 5 of Part 7 (employment-related securities
etc
) except section 446UA.
3
The reference in subsection (2) to an amount that counts as employment income under any of the provisions mentioned there does not include an amount which counts as employment income by virtue of any provision of Chapter 3A or 3B of Part 7.
4
An amount equal to—
SI - FSI
is an amount of “taxable specific income” from the employment for the tax year mentioned in subsection (1)(a).
5
In subsection (4)—
a
SI
is the amount of the securities income, and
b
FSI is the amount of the securities income that is “foreign” (see sections 41C to 41E).
6
The full amount of any of the foreign securities income which is remitted to the United Kingdom in a tax year is an amount of “taxable specific income” from the employment for that year.
7
Subsection (6) applies whether or not the employment is held when the foreign securities income is remitted.
8
For the purposes of Chapter A1 of Part 14 of ITA 2007 (remittance basis), treat the relevant securities or securities option as deriving from the foreign securities income.
9
But where—
a
the chargeable event is the disposal of the relevant securities or the assignment or release of the relevant securities option, and
b
the individual receives consideration for the disposal, assignment or release of an amount equal to or exceeding the market value of the relevant securities or securities option,
for the purposes of that Chapter treat the consideration (and not the relevant securities or securities option) as deriving from the foreign securities income.
10
In this section and section 41B—
- “
the chargeable event
” means the event giving rise to the securities income, and
- “
the relevant securities
” or “
the relevant securities option
” means the employment-related securities or employment-related securities option by virtue of which the amount mentioned in subsection (1)(a) counts as employment income.
11
See Chapter A1 of Part 14 of ITA 2007 for the meaning of “remitted to the United Kingdom”
etc.
Pt. 2 applied (E.W.S.) (31.3.2017) by The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/353), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 4(3) (with reg. 2(4)(5))
Pt. 2 applied (with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), ss. 969(4)(a), 1329(1) (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)
Pt. 2 Ch. 5B substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 3 para. 7(3), Sch. 9 para. 48 of the amending Act) for Pt. 2 Ch. 5A by virtue of Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 9 paras. 5, 47