(b) (i) Advise Benny of the income tax implications of the grant and exercise of the share

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(b) (i) Advise Benny of the income tax implications of the grant and exercise of the share options in Summer

Glow plc on the assumption that the share price on 1 September 2007 and on the day he exercises the

options is ￡3·35 per share. Explain why the share option scheme is not free from risk by reference to

the rules of the scheme and the circumstances surrounding the company. (4 marks)

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(b) (i) The share optionsThere are no income tax implications on the grant of the share options.In the tax year in which Benny exercises the options and acquires the shares, the excess of the market value of theshares over the price paid, i.e. ￡11,500 ((￡

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