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Budget 2025: Here is what startups expect from Union governmentStartup founders are expecting the budget to propose steps to build on the cut in TDS rate for ecommerce operators from 1% to 0.1%, effecti...
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...
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...
Union Budget 2022-23: Startups seek a reset in tax regimeThe startup ecosystem, including the venture capital and private equity funds that back such upcoming companies, have made a joint represen...
35 non-founders in Rs 100-crore Esop clubThe growing club also indicates that Esops have gone mainstream in India and are likely to be a bigger part of employees’ pay packets in th...
Thinking of investing in overseas stocks? Get your tax math rightToday, multinational companies are eager to internationally engage employees. However, for many organizations a major concern is hiring and...
Impact on alternative investment industry: Some hits and misses from recent policy announcementsSome of the steps proposed include a tax holiday period for eligible startups proposed will be increased to 10 years from 7 years. The turn...
Budget defers tax on stock options by 5 years, but is silent on double taxationStartups have long demanded that tax on Esops must be levied only at the time of sale and not at the time of vesting, as valuation of new v...
3 taxes no one should have to payImagine paying tax on income you haven’t earned or may never earn. Here are 3 cases where individuals are required to pay tax on such incom...
Widening net: Now, M&A activity of unlisted cos under taxman’s scrutinyBudget has empowered investigators to challenge the financials of such transactions, prompting concerns that future mergers and acquisition...
- 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...
- Taxability of Esops for globe trotting staff not clear
Our expert Vikas Vasal, Executive Director, KPMG offers tips on various tax-related issues.
- 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...
- Fringe benefit tax on stock options to hit MNC expats
Thus, expat employees of multinationals who have received stock options could end up paying tax twice: once as FBT and the second time as i...
- Company carrots turn unprofitable
For many years, India’s emerging firms had to fight the larger companies to retain and attract talent. Then, tax-free ESOPs came as a manna...
- No FBT on Esops for overseas staff
The govt is likely to clarify that FBT on Esops will not apply to employees who have been sent abroad.
- Halfway on talent front
The 2007 Budget can be categorised as an honest attempt to simultaneously manage growth, inflationary and political compulsions.