Weil Tax BLOG - Feed https://tax.weil.com/category/uk-tax/options/ Views and developments from the Tax Department at Weil Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:54:30 +0000 hourly 1 UK tax on granting options: when is an option not an option? https://tax.weil.com/insights/uk-tax-on-granting-options-when-is-an-option-not-an-option/ Thu, 16 May 2024 13:21:47 +0000 Stuart Pibworth https://tax.weil.com/?p=2206 It can often come as a surprise that granting an option can trigger a UK tax charge for a UK grantor. “But how?”, is often the question. A quirky provision of the UK tax code (section 144, Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (“section 144”)) results in a grantor being treated as having disposed of

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