CG67802 - Reliefs: employee-ownership trusts: statute
Throughout this manual, all legislative references are to (“TCGA92�) unless otherwise stated.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp relief was introduced through S290 and Schedule 37 Finance Act 2014 (FA14). »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp rules for relief are in S236H to S236U TCGA92and Sch37, Para 3, FA14 which cover the subjects listed below. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp legislation was then amended in Finance Act 2025.
Section 236HÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Outline of the principal relief
Section 236IÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý    »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp ‘trading requirementâ€� for C
Section 236JÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý    »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp ‘all-employee benefit requirementâ€� for the settlement acquiring the shares
Section 236KÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý   Provisions about the ‘equality requirementâ€� in the previous section
Section 236LÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý    Cases in which ‘all-employee benefit requirementâ€� is treated as met
Section 236LAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp ‘trustee independence requirementâ€�
Section 236MÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý   »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp ‘controlling interest requirementâ€� for the settlement acquiring the shares
Section 236NÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý   »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp ‘limited participation requirementâ€�
Section 236OÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý   ‘Disqualifying eventsâ€� in the tax year following the tax year in which a disposal took place, which prevent the relief from applying
Section 236PÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý    ‘Disqualifying eventsâ€�, which trigger a deemed disposal and reacquisition by the trustees of the settlement
Section 236QÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Relief for deemed disposals under TCGA92/S71
Section 236RÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý   ‘Disqualifying eventsâ€� in the tax year following the tax year in which a deemed disposal under section 236Q took place, which prevent the relief from applying
Section 236SÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Identification of shares
Section 236TÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Further provisions about significant and controlling interests
Section 236UÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Interpretation
Sch 37, Para 3ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Transitional provisions, which affect the terms or the application of the following sub-sections of TCGA92
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S236H(4)(b), (4)(c)(ii), (5) and (8)
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S236N(1) and (3)
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S236O
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S236P(1), (2) and (3)
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S236Q(7)
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S236R