RSU vs ESOP: Which is better for you as employee? Pros and cons explainedFrom vesting-day perquisite taxes to a 40% US estate levy that most Indian professionals never see coming, your employer’s stock is not the...
04 May, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
Failed to report US stocks gained via ESOP? Use this one-time Amnesty scheme; Know how it worksA one-time amnesty scheme, the FAST-DS, has been introduced to help Indian residents and NRIs resolve past non-compliance with reporting fo...
29 Apr, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
Acko's $250 million IPO; Infosys' market cap plungeNew-age insurer Acko will soon confidentially file draft papers for its stock market debut. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
27 Apr, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
Infosys Q4 profit spikes; Flipkart mulls separate app for MinutesInfosys closed FY26 with strong numbers aided by a pickup in demand from its banking, energy and communication segments. This and more in...
23 Apr, 2026, 08.06 PM IST
Apple CEO Tim Cook steps down; HCLTech Q4 reportAfter 15 years at the helm of Apple, Tim Cook will step down to make way for insider John Ternus. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
21 Apr, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
Regulations slow growth but reward patient founders: Razorpay’s Harshil Mathur at YC Startup SchoolRazorpay CEO Harshil Mathur highlighted the advantages of operating in regulated spaces, noting the company's explosive growth in India's p...
18 Apr, 2026, 10.23 PM IST
Visa processing startup Atlys announces Esop buyback worth Rs 4 croreAtlys conducted its first Esop buyback worth Rs 4 crore, allowing eligible employees to sell up to 25% of their vested stock options. The s...
08 Apr, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
Getting an ESOP in your next job? Here's how an ESOP works, risks involved and tax implicationsTypically, a company offers its employee an option to buy a fixed number of stocks after a vesting period at a predetermined price that oft...
24 Nov, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
AltF coworking to introduce consumer stock options for clientsUnder the customer stock option plan (CSOP), clients of the Gurgaon-headquartered coworking company will get shares based on a formula that...
26 Aug, 2021, 02.44 PM IST
Few Flipkart employees to turn millionaires as Walmart to buy ESOPs worth $800 millionFlipkart has announced in a letter to current employees that they will be allowed to liquidate their employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)...
20 Sep, 2018, 11.49 AM IST
Walmart-Flipkart deal brings Esops back in the spotlightStartups fielding queries from staffers on how to exercise their rights over vested stock options
15 May, 2018, 08.41 AM IST
Here's how Flipkart employees' ESOPs will be taxedThe money that Flipkart employees are now expected to make from ESOPs has caught the limelight. Here's a lowdown on how ESOPs are taxed in ...
11 May, 2018, 10.10 PM IST
Reliance Capital announces Rs 150-crore employee stock option schemeEmployee Stock Option Scheme 2015, which is subject to requisite approvals, has been approved by the boards of Reliance Capital' and respec...
15 Oct, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
- Esops still in the hands of top rung in Corporate India
Half of 115 firms surveyed gave Esops to less than 10% of employees in 2011. Senior management gets 63% of the Esop allocation.
06 Apr, 2012, 07.24 AM IST
- Gain for foreign workers in India
P Chidambaram has made the life of non-resident employees working in India, who have been given ESOPs (employees stock option schemes) in I...
02 Mar, 2008, 07.29 AM IST
- Finmin brainstorms on how to tax Esops
The finance ministry appears open to modifying its Budget proposal to impose fringe benefit tax (FBT) on Esops given to employees by compan...
25 Apr, 2007, 02.54 AM IST
- FBT on Esops is devoid of logic
The Budget’s proposal to tax employee stock options as a fringe benefit is wholly unreasonable.
14 Mar, 2007, 02.06 AM IST