Employees exercising stock options can now pledge shares for funds during trading window closures, thanks to a Sebi clarification. This pro...

The Enforcement Directorate is now looking into employee stock options from foreign firms given to Indian workers. This move aims to uncove...

From vesting-day perquisite taxes to a 40% US estate levy that most Indian professionals never see coming, your employer’s stock is not the...

Salaried employees need to collect Form 123 from employers by April 30, 2026. This form details perquisites like meal card benefits. It is ...

A one-time amnesty scheme, the FAST-DS, has been introduced to help Indian residents and NRIs resolve past non-compliance with reporting fo...

Happy Friday! Gold loan fintechs are moving towards building their own loan books. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.

An Indian employee faced a Rs 10 lakh penalty for not disclosing foreign ESOPs in his Income Tax Return. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal,...

Different years. Different companies. Different accounting tricks. One common story – an effort to show financial numbers which hide the tr...

Happy Wednesday! Experts have raised concerns over the proposed amendments to the IT rules. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatc...

The Reserve Bank of India has capped loans for share purchases at ₹1 crore per borrower across the banking system, with IPO and ESOP fundin...

The Reserve Bank of India has capped loans for buying shares and other securities at ₹1 crore per borrower across the banking system, while...

Previously, it was mandated that founders be classified as "promoters" when filing their initial public offering (IPO) documents. After tha...

The markets regulator has relaxed Esop rules for founders preparing to take their companies public. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...

Sebi is considering allowing startup founders to retain ESOPs post-IPO, addressing concerns about dilution and aligning founder incentives ...

Sebi has released a consultation paper to streamline public issue norms, reviewing the minimum holding period for shares in an OFS. The pro...

As per present Income-tax provisions, taxability of ESOPs occurs at two stages. Firstly, at the time of allotment of shares and thereafter,...

Akula, who stepped down from SKS in November, has demanded a refund of the money he paid to exercise the option.