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ESOP TAX IMPLICATIONS
Employees exercising their ESOPs should know how a recent ITAT ruling will determine whether the benefit is taxed as perquisite or capital gainsA recent ITAT decision clarified ESOP repurchase taxation. The tax tribunal ruled that repurchased options are capital assets, not perquisi...25 Aug, 2026, 04.09 PM IST- ED probes alleged ESOP misuse to launder money, bypass LRS rulesThe Enforcement Directorate is now looking into employee stock options from foreign firms given to Indian workers. This move aims to uncove...08 May, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
- Union Budget 2026: Esops tax pause may be opened to more startupsThe Centre is considering widening the four-year Esop tax deferral to cover all DPIIT-recognised startups, significantly expanding a benefi...06 Jan, 2026, 07.45 AM IST
- What is ESOP? How employee stock option plans work, tax implications and benefits for employeesIf you are confused by personal finance terms, jargon and calculations, here’s a series to simplify and deconstruct these for you. In the 8...05 Jan, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
- Esop tax rationalisation tops budget wishlist of VCs, startupsWith the Union Budget around the corner, startups and venture capital firms are readying a wishlist from the government. The industry has s...23 Jan, 2025, 11.25 AM IST
- Esop non-disclosure triggers black money lawA number of resident individuals working in Indian subsidiaries and arms of offshore parents have recently received notices from the Income...12 May, 2024, 09.30 PM IST
- What mid-career startup employees should look for while looking at ESOPsESOPs have become a common compensation system in startups to give employees a sense of ownership in the company's growth, but mid-career p...18 Apr, 2023, 05.04 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
- 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
- After tax on vested ESOPs, executives rejig pay structureMany employees of a high profile, food-ordering startup had vested their options, which created a tax liability on margin, difference betwe...09 Aug, 2017, 03.48 PM IST
- Startups using Esops to hire talent in a fix after CBDT proposalStartup founders and investors said long-term capital gains tax could make stock options less appealing. The ambiguity, they fear, could de...07 Apr, 2017, 08.37 AM IST
- Alphabet may spell tax trouble for Google staff“Several Google employees have reached out to us seeking information about tax implications of restructuring of Google entities and how it ...15 Dec, 2015, 10.23 AM IST
- Google employees liable to pay capital gains tax post Alphabet re-brandingAlphabet is holding shares of Google and now that company has been restructured, the shares held by employees will deemed to have been tran...15 Dec, 2015, 01.46 AM IST
- Esop: Why you shouldn't be blinded by stock options offered by startupsDon’t be blinded by the lucre of stock options offered by startups. They might look attractive but converting them into cash won’t be easy.23 Nov, 2015, 08.11 AM IST
- Perquisite valuation rules leave everyone in a tizzyPerquisites are non-cash benefits and certain reimbursements received from the employer.18 Mar, 2010, 01.18 PM IST
- Fringe Benefit Tax on ESOPs growing steadilyWith March 15 approaching, the buzz around Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) on ESOPs or employee stock options is growing steadily louder, as compa...10 Mar, 2008, 12.11 AM IST
- Esops could prove taxing for employeesEmployee stock options are not likely to be as tax friendly with the introduction of FBT.02 Nov, 2007, 04.28 AM IST
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