Australia highly regulates employee stock incentive plans. Failing to adapt to applicable rules can lead to adverse consequences for employees and employers and ultimately can undermine the intended purpose of such plans. Compliments of our DLA Piper colleagues, here is an overview of some of the legal and tax issues US parent and Australian subsidiary companies should consider when including Australian resident employees in US-based employee stock incentive plans. Continue Reading Extending US employee stock incentive plans to Australian employees

Courtesy of our colleagues Dean Fealk, Jordan Watson, Luigi Falivene and Graham Roe

Extending US Employee Stock Plans to UK Employees: What you Need to Know“, published by our Global Equity Compensation group, covers some of the key issues to consider when planning to issue options to UK employees from a US equity plan.
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