ESOPs
Flipkart's ex-employees press Walmart for ‘fair’ ESOP treatment ahead of IPO: Report
Flipkart's ex-employees have approached Walmart's board, seeking fair treatment for their vested ESOPs ahead of the company's planned IPO. Over 30,000 employees may receive ₹38,000 crore from buybacks. Here's a look at the latest…
2 min read7 Oct 2026ESOPs as part of salary: When should Indian employees of foreign companies declare these shares in ITR?
ESOPs do not attract tax liabilities immediately after being granted to an employee as part of their compensation package. Here's when you should report them in your ITR.
3 min read2 Oct 2026Flipkart weighs ESOP cash-out amid staff unease, senior departures
Flipkart is considering another Esop programme that may allow eligible employees to cash out a larger share of their vested holdings, as uncertainty over its IPO and future liquidity events causes unease among employees
4 min read1 Oct 2026Your ESOPs may be worth ₹1 crore. But how much will you actually take home? | ESOP cash out explained
Your ESOPs may show a ₹1 crore value, but the amount you actually pocket can be much lower. Here’s how exercise price, ESOP tax, holding period and sale value can affect your final take-home.
4 min read24 Aug 2026Esops can create wealth, but can you afford to exercise them?
Exercising ESOPs requires significant upfront capital to cover exercise prices and perquisite taxes, exposing employees to substantial valuation and illiquidity risks if an exit is delayed or delivers lower-than-expected returns.
7 min read23 Aug 2026Sold ESOP shares after moving abroad? ITAT Mumbai says exercise-date FMV can be treated as cost of acquisition
A UK-based employee sold 1,540 ESOP shares for nearly ₹26 lakh but reported a ₹1 lakh short-term capital loss using the shares' FMV as cost. The Mumbai ITAT ruled that the FMV on the ESOP exercise date can be treated as the cost of acquisition, even when the ESOP benefit was not taxed in India.
3 min read17 Aug 2026Flipkart Esop case: Could a buyback of unexercised options mean lower tax bill?
The ruling does not automatically make every unexercised Esop buyback tax-efficient, say experts.
3 min read12 Aug 2026Can ESOP buyback payouts be taxed as capital gains? ITAT order offers hope for startup employees
The Bengaluru ITAT has asked tax authorities to reconsider the tax treatment of ESOP buyback payouts by applying the Karnataka High Court's ruling. The order could strengthen the case for taxing payouts from vested but unexercised ESOPs as capital gains instead of salary.
2 min read4 Aug 2026Received ESOPs in your salary package? Know the tax you owe now, tax due later and who can defer payment?
ESOPs enable startups to offer equity as part of compensation. Tax liabilities occur when options are exercised and shares sold, with potential deferment of TDS for eligible startups. Details here.
3 min read22 Jun 2026Zomato-parent Eternal's Deepinder Goyal to surrender ₹900-1,000 crore worth ESOPs upon resignation as CEO: Report
Eternal's Deepinder Goyal is set to surrender his ESOPs worth around ₹900-1,000 crore as he resigned from his Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role, a report suggests. Here's what investors need to know about Goyal's latest move.
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