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Share Options
Q. My employer has recently offered me some share options in the company as a perk. Will I be liable to tax on this?
The area of taxation of share options has been an area of significant focus for the Revenue Commissioners in recent times.
In the majority of cases this perk is seen as additional income and you are obliged to include it on your tax return and pay any taxes due to Revenue.
You may be liable for tax twice on these share options:
- Income Tax when the option is granted
- Capital Gains Tax when the shares are sold
Date published 25 Aug 2016
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