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
Used meal card benefits? Form 12BA deadline alert: Why salaried employees must collect it by April 30 for filing ITR for AY 2026-27Salaried employees need to collect Form 123 from employers by April 30, 2026. This form details perquisites like meal card benefits. It is ...
30 Apr, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
Trent shares in focus as Zudio-parent sets record date for 1:2 bonus issue. Check detailsTrent, a Tata Group firm, announced its maiden bonus issue of one share for every two held, with May 29 set as the record date. This move, ...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
Trent announces record date for its 1:2 bonus issue. Check detailsTrent has set May 29, 2026, as the record date for its inaugural bonus share issue, offering one bonus share for every two held. This move,...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
Trent announces first-ever bonus issue in 1:2 ratio. Check detailsTrent, the parent company of Westside and Zudio, announced its first-ever bonus issue, offering shares in a 1:2 ratio to over five lakh sha...
22 Apr, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Employee fined Rs 10 lakh over lack of ESOP disclosure in ITR; here's why ITAT Chennai cancelled itAn Indian employee faced a Rs 10 lakh penalty for not disclosing foreign ESOPs in his Income Tax Return. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal,...
17 Apr, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
Ather Energy rolls out Esops worth Rs 22.4 croreIn September 2025, Ather had granted 12.7 lakh Esops worth Rs 70.9 crore to employees, senior management, and key personnel. In the third q...
31 Mar, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Mumbai Police files charge sheet against ex-Religare chair Rashmi Saluja, 3 others in ESOP caseMumbai Police's EOW filed a charge sheet against Rashmi Saluja and three others, alleging irregularities in Care Health Insurance's ESOP al...
19 Aug, 2025, 11.35 AM IST
Employees of only 3,604 start-ups are eligible for tax relief on ESOPs: Will Budget 2025 extend this relief to all start-ups, unlisted companies?ESOP taxation rule in Budget 2025: The Budget 2020 has amended the taxation rules for ESOPs which provided tax relief to employees. However...
17 Jan, 2025, 12.22 PM IST
Reliance Retail awards Rs 351 crore worth of ESOP to leadership team ahead of IPOReliance Retail awarded ESOPs to director V Subramaniam, chief executive for grocery retail Damodar Mall, president and chief executive of ...
29 Aug, 2024, 07.53 AM IST
ESOP taxation relief in Budget 2024: Govt may consider deferring tax to point of saleAs per present Income-tax provisions, taxability of ESOPs occurs at two stages. Firstly, at the time of allotment of shares and thereafter,...
20 Jul, 2024, 06.29 PM IST
Budget 2023 needs to do this to make ESOPs more attractive for employeesThe government in Budget 2020 eased the taxation of Employees Stock Options or ESOPs. However, the current income tax laws concerning taxat...
20 Jan, 2023, 10.59 AM IST
Tax on allotment of start-up ESOPs removed by Budget 2020This is good news for employees of start-ups having ESOPs. Currently, the taxation of ESOPs is split into two components - (i) at the time ...
02 Feb, 2020, 10.10 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
Share of ESOPs in total payout of top executives on the riseWhen ESOPs are exercised, they are shown as part of the total compensation of the executive.
20 Mar, 2018, 08.50 AM IST
- Taxability of ESOPs depends on Assessee's residential status
Companies view ESOPs as employee retention tools, serving the dual objective of rewarding employees for performance and loyalty and creatin...
26 Jul, 2011, 01.24 AM IST
- FBT cutoff: Esops get April Fool’s Day surprise
Companies hoping to escape the fringe benefit tax (FBT) on employee stock option plans (Esop) by allotting shares to their employees ahead ...
23 Apr, 2007, 02.50 AM IST