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Employee Ownership Trusts: Introduction

HMRC’s technical introduction to Employee Ownership Trusts as a type of Employee Benefit Trust under UK tax rules.

Source: HM Revenue & CustomsAdded June 12, 2026Published 2016
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Why it matters

For UK EOTs, tax treatment and statutory requirements are central to the model, so a primary government reference belongs in any serious EOT library batch.

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Advisors, researchers, and founders who need a technical UK reference point rather than a general explainer.

This HMRC page is a primary legal-tax source, not a beginner-friendly guide. It should be reviewed for current applicability and paired with practitioner guidance before being used in a founder-facing workflow.

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