Enterprise Investment Scheme definition

The Enterprise Investment Scheme is a UK-government backed scheme that aims to encourage investing in small, unlisted companies and start-ups by offering a series of tax reliefs to individual investors who buy shares in the companies.

Enterprise Investment Scheme definition

There are various rules the companies in the scheme must follow if the investors are to get the tax reliefs and there are caps to the amounts companies can get from the scheme in any given year or in their lifetime. Rules include being established in the UK, being unlisted, and carrying out an activity that qualifies for the scheme.

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