In common with many countries, Germany generally taxes an employee stock option at the time the option is exercised, rather than at the time it is granted. A recent decision of the German Federal Fiscal Court opens up the possibility of reducing the tax taxation to employees by realising the value of the stock option at an earlier time. The Court ruled that the non-gratuitous assignment of a stock option right amounted, in reality, to the realisation of the value of the stock option, even where the assignee was a company that was wholly owned by the employee. While the value paid for the assignment triggered a tax charge for the employee, it was determined that no further tax would be payable by the employee when the option was exercised at a future date. This favourable ruling takes the approach that the employee has realised the economic value of the option at the time of the assignment. The ruling stock to offer the enticing prospect of assigning the stock option to a company shortly after it is granted, before it has accumulated much value. The company will be taxable options a future sale of the shares taxation on exercise of the option but the effective tax rate would be stock 1. Now, of course, many stock option plans do not allow for the assignment of options. Options it is not yet known how the German tax authorities will view this type of planning. However, the ruling may offer a route to maximise the after tax return on stock options for some German employees. Menu Home Options Contact. Compensation and Benefits Global Insights. Is there a better germany to structure employee stock options in Germany? Stock Squire Patton Boggs on February 23, Posted in Stock and Share Incentive Plans. Tweet Like Email LinkedIn Google Plus. The Anticorruption Blog Germany Legal Capital Thinking Blog Germany Minerals Law Down the Wire — Capital Markets Updates Employment Law Worldview eSQUIRE Global Crossings O-I-CEE! Central and Eastern Europe Legal News and Views frESH: Squire Patton Boggs Attorney Advertising. Welcome to our Compensation and Benefits Global Insights Taxation.
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