# Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, Section 426: Charge on occurrence of chargeable event

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) If a chargeable event occurs in relation to the employment-related securities, the taxable amount counts as employment income of the employee for the relevant tax year.
(2) For this purpose—
(a) “chargeable event” has the meaning given by section 427,
(b) “the taxable amount”is the amount determined under section 428, and
(c) “the relevant tax year”is the tax year in which the chargeable event occurs.
(3) Relief may be available under section 428A (relief for secondary Class 1 contributions met by employee) against an amount counting as employment income under this section.
(5) This section is subject to section 429 (case outside charge under this section).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/1/section/426 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/income-tax-earnings-and-pensions-act-2003/section-426
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