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(i) Whether the gain on sale of stock options in USA that were given to the Indian employee by M/s.Google Inc., USA amounts to perquisites taxable under the Income Tax Act, 1961 or not?; (ii) Whether the amounts shown in Form-16 as Tax Deducted at Source on such perquisites would be the exclusive gain made by the Assessee on such stock options issued by the Holding Company in USA is sufficient to hold that it is taxable under the head ‘salary’ as ‘perquisites’ with reference to the provisions under Section 5(1) (c) and 6(6) (a) read with Section 17?;
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 […]
