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
New-age B-school report highlights strong startup placements and early offersMesa School of Business, a startup-focused, AI-first institution backed by Elevation Capital, has released independently audited placement ...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
Infosys Q4 profit spikes; Flipkart mulls separate app for MinutesInfosys closed FY26 with strong numbers aided by a pickup in demand from its banking, energy and communication segments. This and more in...
23 Apr, 2026, 08.06 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
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
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
Ninjacart conducts Rs 100-crore ESOP buyback for current, former employeesNinjacart’s ESOP buyback announcement comes days after Flipkart and Walmart invested $145 million in the company. Flipkart recently effecte...
04 Jan, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
IndusInd Bank MD plans to sell some ESOP shares to settle loansIndusInd Bank MD and CEO Sumant Kathpalia plans to sell some shares of IndusInd Bank held by him through exercise of the previous employee ...
19 May, 2021, 04.08 PM IST
IDFC First Bank cracks 10% as CEO sells shares to meet margin callThe private sector lender added that Vaidyanathan will further sell around Rs 35 crore worth of shares on Friday.
20 Mar, 2020, 11.39 AM IST
Last irritant of startups gone in Budget; perfect ecosystem for them in India: CBDTNirmala Sitharaman in the Budget proposed to ease the burden of taxation on the employees by deferring the tax payment on ESOPs by five yea...
05 Feb, 2020, 12.18 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
It's another bumper year for ESOP holders at ITCIn five years, more than 30 crore shares have been added to ITC's total equity.
22 Jun, 2017, 08.12 AM IST
SEBI clarified rules on employee stock option plans (ESOPs)The Securities and Exchange Board of India has clarified rules on employee stock option plans after the new insider trading rules restricte...
26 Aug, 2015, 08.01 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
- Take the loan route to reap Esop bonanza
Finance cos offer ‘cashless Esop scheme’ to help you raise money to exercise your stock option rights and trade them.
05 Apr, 2010, 12.44 AM IST
- FBT on Esops is devoid of logic
The Budget’s proposal to tax employee stock options as a fringe benefit is wholly unreasonable.
14 Mar, 2007, 02.06 AM IST