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

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...

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...

India's revised 'Press Note 3' rules are poised to boost Chinese FDI to pre-2020 levels, potentially reaching over 2%. This easing is expec...

Budget 2026 needs to fix stock option tax confusion for cross-border employees. Current rules create hardship for expatriates and returning...

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

Founders of new-age technology companies often receive Esops, or equity-linked instruments over cash-based remunerations, in formative year...

ESOP taxation rule in Budget 2025: The Budget 2020 has amended the taxation rules for ESOPs which provided tax relief to employees. However...

The Reserve Bank of India demands government approval for offering Esops to employees in countries sharing a land border with India, per Pr...

The dos and don’ts would leave little time for employees to exercise their stock options and make it impossible to collect shares.

Companies view ESOPs as employee retention tools, serving the dual objective of rewarding employees for performance and loyalty and creatin...