Share Options RTSO1 Income Tax Calculator

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Unapproved Share Options

A share option is a right given to an employee to purchase shares at a predetermined price or for free at some point in the future. The employer must not deduct Income Tax, USC or PRSI related to the share options through payroll.

Where an employee benefits from an Unapproved Share Option Scheme a Self Assessment Tax Return Form 11 for the relevent year MUST be made.

The employee Must pay the Income Tax, USC & PRSI within 30 days of exercising the options. Revenue may apply interest of 3.22% per day for any late payments.  A late filing surcharge may be applied where the Form 11 Income tax return is not submitted on time. The late filing surcharge is 5% within the first 2 months and 10% afterwards. Failure to calculate the liability and complete the IT self-assessment panel on the Form 11 may result in additional penalty of €250. The employer Must provide Revenue with the details of any director or employee benefiting from such share schemes.

Employee Share Purchase Plans

Employee Share Purchase Plans ( ESPP’s) allows the employee to Purchase shares in their company at a discount normally 15% of the market value on either the first day of the offer period or the last day of the offer period.  The RTSO1 system also generally applies to ESPP schemes however the Income tax deductions on ESPP’s can be applied through the PAYE system.

Restricted Stock Units

The income tax on Restricted Stock Units (RSU’s) is processes through the PAYE system.  Some companies operate more than one share option scheme which can cause confusion for the employee when it comes to the tax liability.  As the Restricted Stock Units (RSU’s) are taxed through the payroll but the employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) shares are taxed through the RTSO1 system in general.