I'm doing the capital gains section, using HMRC's computation worksheets. I've completed a couple of sheets for share options that I exercised. However, the company withheld tax and NI when they were exercised (51% in total) - how do I deal with that?
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Share options
come in many different guises - check out HMRC helpsheet 287 on employee share schemes to find out how to calculate your cost for capital gains purposes.
The different acquisition dates may not be an issue unless you bought the first ones before 2003 or (exceptionally) before 1998. You may find it easier to do the working out on a spreadsheet if the dates are important and there are a very large number of separate transactions
Remember too that if you have sold only some of your shares, the shares actually sold will be the later ones bought - last in, first out.
Date issues
If the dates do not affect the calculation, as is often the case, it is perfectly reasonable to include all the acquisitions under one date on the tax return, with all the costs added together. You will in any case need to send a detailed calculation to HMRC, and additional information can be included at that stage. However where the dates do make a difference, each acquisition must be shown separately.
Happy to help if needed!