Company Law : Understand why independent directors are prohibited from receiving ESOPs under Indian law, while profit-based commissions are perm...
Company Law : Independent Directors cannot acquire sweat equity shares or ESOPs due to restrictions under the Companies Act and SEBI regulations...
Income Tax : Learn about Employee Stock Option Schemes (ESOPs), their lifecycle, SEBI regulations, and tax calculations under the Finance Act 2...
Income Tax : Understand the taxation on ESOPs, including when options are exercised and shares are sold, and related TDS provisions for employe...
Corporate Law : Explore the differences between the ESOP Trust route and Direct route for employee stock options, including advantages and disadva...
Income Tax : From April 1, 2025, Section 47 will exclude transfers of capital assets under gifts or wills from capital gains tax, with specific...
Income Tax : Delve into complex tax implications of ESOPs, Sweat Equity, CSOPs, Phantom Shares, and Stock Appreciation Rights in our live webin...
Income Tax : The section states that ESOPs issued free of cost or at concessional rates will be taxed on the date of exercise on the differenc...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that the Employee Stock Option Plans [ESOP] expenses should not be regarded contingent or notional and it should ...
Income Tax : The Karnataka High Court, upholding the ITAT's order, reiterated that discounts on the issuance of ESOPs are allowable deductions ...
Income Tax : Madras High Court held that compensation paid to ESOP holders qualifies as perquisite and hence taxable under the head ‘salaryâ€...
Income Tax : Tribunal upholds CIT(A) decisions in DCIT Vs Astral Limited case, offering key insights on TP adjustments, ESOP expenses, and Sect...
Income Tax : In the case of Sanjay Baweja Vs DCIT, the Delhi High Court ruled that one-time payments in lieu of ESOPs do not constitute salary ...
Goods and Services Tax : CGST Circular 213/07/2024 clarifies GST applicability on ESOP/ESPP/RSU provided by foreign holding companies to Indian subsidiarie...
Company Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs penalizes WURKNET PRIVATE LIMITED for violating Companies Act, 2013 by not disclosing ESOP detai...
Company Law : Company at its Board Meeting convened on 05.04.2021 unanimously accorded its approval for grant of 327 options under the Scheme to...
SEBI : Q. Upon listing of the Company, will it be permissible, as per the SEBI SBEB & SE Regulations, for stock options to be granted...
SEBI : As per Regulation 9(2) of the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 (SBEB Regulations) Â the company may permit t...
In case the assessee is to get ESOP benefits in respect of his service in U.A.E. and he exercises these options at a later point of time, say after returning to India and ceasing to be a non-resident, he will still have the treaty protection of that income under article 15(1). This principle, however, is not a one-way route. Conversely, when the assessee gets the ESOP benefit on account of rendering services in India, he cannot have the benefit of article 15 in respect of the said income.
Prologue The shares allotted by the employer under Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) are taxable in the hands of the employees as perquisite u/s 17(2)(vi) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) under the head salary. Regarding ESOP, the bone of contention between the employer Assessee and the tax department is on the tax deductibility […]
Procedure for introducing ESOP scheme and benefits of introducing ESOP scheme in Startups In recent years,startups have proven to be very successful in India. It has been observed that startups are budding at a rate of 10-12% per year. Startups to be successful must retain their hardworking employees and at the same time have to […]
1. WHAT IS ESOP? ESOP means Employees Stock Option Plan. It enables employees to buy company share at discounted price. Start-ups have great business idea but a limited financial resource to operate in the initial years. It is popular these days as starts-ups generally use ESOP to attract and retain highly talented employees for long […]
Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) or Equity incentive plan is the scheme through which the companies provide ownership rights to its employees. ESOP is governed through Section 62(1) (b) of the Companies Act, 2013 (CA, 2013) and SEBI (ESOS and ESPS) Guidelines, 1999 as amended.
Foreign Tax Credit under Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOS) ITR filing due date are coming closer and we all must have now initiated our tax filings as well. But here we must need not forget one important aspect, applicable if you are getting benefit of stock options as a part of your CTC in your […]
Human Capital is a pivotal pillar for the prosperity of a company. With the growing economy and increase in opportunities, it has become essential for the companies to come out with beneficial remuneration schemes to retain their senior employees as well as attract superior talents. The Employee benefit schemes have become leading channels for rewarding […]
This article explains meaning of Eligible start-up, process of recognition of an entity as eligible start-up, various benefits available to a startup and related procedural & legal aspects Section/ Notification Provision Explanation (i) & (ii) to section 80-IAC Read with Notification dt. 19 Feb. 2019 “Eligible start-up” meansa Pvt. Ltd. company or […]
An employee is the key of the success of every organization and every employee deserves to be compensated for the efforts made by them to make the organization successful in the competitive market and the issue of Sweat Equity shares and ESOP is the best way to compensate them also in order to motivate the […]
Meaning of ESOP It is a system by which a company allows its employees to purchase shares of the company. In certain cases, a foreign holding company provides the employees of an Indian subsidiary with such an option. Under this scheme, employees are granted options, which allows the employee to buy the stock at a […]
