Stephen Woodhouse, Partner at Pett Franklin, and Charlotte Fleck, Associate at Pett Franklin, hosted a Webinar on 4 February 2016 to discuss Growth Shares. With growth shares, Joint Share Ownership Plans (JSOPs) and other forms of growth interest continuing to be an attractive way to remunerate employees.

The discussion covers how growth shares and Joint Share Ownership Plans offer the benefits of returns being taxed as capital gains in a form recognised and accepted by HMRC.  The main forms of growth interests adopted will also be analysed, as well as the advantages of using different approaches in implementing them. There will also be some advice on the best ways to use them and how to avoid any potential difficulties.

Topics under discussion included:

Growth Shares
Employee Shareholder Shares
Joint Share Ownership Schemes
Shares in a subsidiary
Comparison of Growth Shares and JSOPs.