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Bangalore ITAT held that the Revenue cannot deny the fifth-year deduction under Section 35D after consistently allowing the claim in previous years. The ruling reinforces the principle of consistency in tax assessments.
The ITAT Bangalore upheld deduction of ESOP expenditure under Section 37, holding that the liability arising from employee stock options is an ascertained business expense. The Tribunal followed the Karnataka High Court ruling in Biocon Ltd. despite pending appeals before the Supreme Court.
ESOPs are taxed as salary perquisites on allotment based on FMV at exercise. Eligible start-up employees can defer TDS and tax payment until specified future events.
This article explains how ESOP taxation works and highlights the deferral benefit for eligible startup employees. It clarifies that tax is postponed, not exempted, easing liquidity concerns.
Tribunal rules that Section 14A disallowance must be limited to investments yielding exempt income and orders recomputation under Rule 8D. It also allows ESOP expenses as a valid business deduction under Section 37(1), treating them as an ascertained liability and not a notional or capital expense.
The Tribunal upheld deduction of ESOP expenses, relying on earlier decisions in the same case. It ruled that no change in facts justified a different view.
The Tribunal upheld deduction of ESOP expenses under Section 37(1) by relying on binding jurisdictional High Court precedent. It ruled that prior judicial decisions in the assessee’s own case justified deletion of disallowance.
ESOPs are transforming careers by linking income to company growth. The key takeaway is that equity can create significant wealth but requires informed decisions.
The Tribunal upheld that ESOP discount is a valid business expense under Section 37(1), rejecting the view that it is notional or capital. The key takeaway is that ESOP costs are allowable as employee compensation.
The Tribunal held that ESOP costs are employee compensation and qualify as revenue expenditure. Disallowance treating them as capital expenditure was deleted.
