UK
Ireland
Matthew advises private and listed companies on employee reward and incentivisation, in particular the taxation of share plans and structuring on transactions.
Experience
Reward encompasses all aspects of remuneration from salary or bonuses to long term incentives. Matthew works with clients to align the interests of management teams with those of shareholders, where possible, with tax efficiency in mind.
Working with our international network means that Matthew can help implement multijurisdictional plans or help foreign parent companies to understand the reporting and tax implications of plans that they want to implement in their UK subsidiaries.
Matthew has also worked on numerous transactions helping buyers and sellers through this process.
Notable client work & achievements
Over his career Matthew has assisted many clients but notably:
- A 'unicorn' with the implementation of a share option and growth share plan for over 500 employees in multiple jurisdictions; and
- Buyside tax support for a client on a $1.6 billion transaction with a significant share plan issue.
Professional qualifications & memberships
Chartered Institute of Taxation
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UK government releases more details on how UK CBAM will operate - what do businesses need to know and how can they prepare?
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New PISCES regulations and guidance
The new PISCES regulations were laid before Parliament as a statutory instrument on 15 May and are due to come into force on 5 June. At the same time, HMRC updated its technical note to provide further information on employees trading their shares on PISCES. But why is this important and what does it all mean?