stock option scheme

Recently, the Delhi Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal) in the case of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. has held that the difference between the market price and the issue price of the shares offered to employees under the Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOP) is not an allowable expenditure since the loss incurred due to issue of shares at a discount is a notional loss and such notional loss cannot be considered as an allowable expenditure under the provisi.. Full Article

In respect of shares acquired under stock option scheme, the difference between the price of shares at the time of exercise of option and the predetermined price is liable to tax as perquisite under s. 17(2)(iii) up to 31st March, 2000. Full Article

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has allowed pricing of employee stock options (ESOPs) on the Black-Scholes model or a Binomial model. This model uses an option-racing model that takes into account, as of the grant date, the exercise price and expected life of the option. Full Article

IN a remarkably interesting ruling, involving the IT giant Infosys Technologies, the Apex Court has held that every benefit received by a person is not taxable as income unless the Legislature makes the same taxable. For period prior to 2000, there were no provisions in the Income Tax Act to tax ESOPs. As regards the TDS, it noted that ESOPs were not taxable during the lock-in period as the value of non-transferable shares (perquisite) was not ascertainable. As regards t.. Full Article