How to declare vested RSU shares tax has already been paid ?

I am a UK tax payer. In February 2023, some of my RSU shares, in US, was vested. On the vesting day, some released shares were sold to pay for tax in UK by my employer. I am holding the rest of the released shares. In my February 2023 payslip, the value of the vested shares (before tax) was added to my taxable pay, but strangely the tax on vested shares was not collected. (So the tax paid in the payslip did not include the tax on the vested shares.) But I have a share account statement saying tax was paid on the vested shares. In the online self assessment form for April 2022 to April 2023, how do I declare tax on the vested was already paid, so that I avoid being tax again on the vested shares ? Thanks in advance for your assistance ! Shing

Hi,

As the payment is from your employer, the income should be shown in the employment section if it is included in your P60. You would then claim credit for the tax in the foreign section under 'Employment, self-employment and other income which you paid foreign tax on'.

If it is not included in your P60, please include it on the box on the employment page for 'Tips and other payments not included on your P60'.

ERSM20193 advises that when RSUs payout at the market value on what is called "dividend equivalents" in either cash or shares, such payments will generally be taxed as earnings in the year they are received.  

ERSM20193 - Employment-related securities and options: what are securities: RSUs and dividend equivalents 

Thank you.

Through a corporate restructure bringing in new investment my former company accelerated the vesting schedule of my Restricted Stock Units. On the P60 they have included the equity gross gain in my total pay but have not reflected the tax deductions. Essentially, they withheld a portion of the total RSUs to account for national insurance and capital gains tax. I am currently awaiting a detailed breakdown of how the figures on my p60 were calculated. The concern here is that I'll have to pay additional tax on the gains included in my income which they have confirmed in correspondence were made net of any capital gains tax/NI to my account. Just want to ensure I’m not being taxed twice. I still hold the vested shares.

Hi,

As the payment is from your employer, the income should be shown in the employment section if it is included in your P60. You would then claim credit for the tax in the foreign section under 'Employment, self-employment and other income which you paid foreign tax on'.

If it's not included in your P60, please include it on the box on the employment page for 'Tips and other payments not included on your P60'.  

ERSM20193 advises that when RSUs payout at the market value on what is called "dividend equivalents" in either cash or shares, such payments will generally be taxed as earnings in the year they are received.  

ERSM20193 - Employment-related securities and options: what are securities: RSUs and dividend equivalents

Thank you.

Hi there - similar to the above, I'm a UK tax payer and for the past two financial years, I've had some of my RSU shares (in the US) vest. On the vesting day, some released shares were sold to cover tax in the UK by my employer. In my February 2023 and February 2024 payslips, each recognises the values of shares vested as "taxable income from shares" . There's also a "net cash proceeds line" (not sure what this means). My gross pay is now artificially higher and so is my PAYE tax. I was hoping for some guidance as I continue to pay tax on a higher salary (but as pointed out by the OP above, I've already paid tax via Sell to Cover). I can't see anything that refers to the shares in my P60 either. How do I know if the tax on the vested shares has been declared and I'm paying the right tax?

Hi,
As the payent is from your employer, the details will be included within your P60 as your total income. Any breakdown is then likely to be in your payslips.
You can check the correct rates here:
Income Tax: introduction
Thank you.