Skip to main content

This is a new service – your feedback will help us to improve it.

Posted Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:03:12 GMT by Jason Spilkin
Good day, As part of a long term incentive scheme, my wife is granted restricted shares in a US publicly listed company. The shares are granted at a price of zero and vest in equal instalments over the subsequent 3 years, if she remains an employee. On each vesting date, the shares vest at the closing market price on that day (which becomes the vesting price). Upon vesting, her employer automatically sells sufficient shares to cover both her income tax and employee’s national insurance. Am I correct that once the shares have vested, the “cost base” for CGT purposes becomes the vesting price (and not zero)? The reason I ask is because her broker shows the cost base of the vested shares as zero. That does not seem correct as she has already paid income tax on those shares - the difference between the grant price (zero) and the vesting price. Please could you clarify what the cost base should be on the vested shares? Much appreciated, Jason
Posted Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:03:56 GMT by HMRC Admin 25 Response
Hi Jason Spilkin,
Yes,the cost price will be the vesting price on the day they vest/mature.
Thank you. 
Posted Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:10:59 GMT by Jason Spilkin
much appreciated

You must be signed in to post in this forum.