CEP Global Equity & International Programs Flashcards
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What is a 'mobile employee' in the context of global equity compensation?
Answer: An employee who works in multiple countries during the vesting period of an equity award, creating potential multi-jurisdictional tax obligations
A mobile employee triggers tax apportionment challenges because their equity income may be subject to tax in each country where services were rendered during the vesting period.
What is 'tax equalization' in the context of international equity compensation?
Answer: A company policy that ensures expatriate employees pay no more (or less) tax than they would have paid had they stayed in their home country
Tax equalization policies protect expatriates by having the company absorb additional foreign taxes so the employee's net tax burden mirrors what it would have been in their home country.
Which term describes the withholding obligation a company faces when an equity award is taxable in a foreign country?
Answer: Employer social charges or local payroll tax withholding obligations that must be remitted to the foreign tax authority
When equity income is taxable in a foreign jurisdiction at vesting or exercise, the employer typically has an obligation to withhold and remit applicable income tax and social charges to the local tax authority.
What is the purpose of a 'country addendum' in a global equity plan?
Answer: A document that modifies the standard equity plan terms for participants in a specific country to comply with local laws and tax rules
Country addenda (or sub-plans) tailor the master equity plan to address specific legal, tax, and regulatory requirements in each country where grants are made.
What is the primary challenge of offering an ESPP to employees in the European Union?
Answer: EU securities and prospectus regulations (such as the EU Prospectus Regulation) may require registration or an exemption before shares can be offered to employees
Offering an ESPP in the EU may trigger prospectus filing requirements under EU securities law unless a specific exemption (such as for employee share plans) applies.
What is 'source country taxation' in the context of a mobile employee's equity income?
Answer: The right of the country where services were performed to tax the portion of equity income attributable to work performed within its borders
Source country taxation allows a jurisdiction to tax equity income to the extent it is attributable to services performed in that country during the award's vesting period.