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Expenditure incurred in respect of ESOP (Employees Stock Option ...


ESOP share discounts treated as staff welfare, deductible u/s 37(1) of Income Tax Act.

July 3, 2021

Case Laws     Income Tax     AT

Expenditure incurred in respect of ESOP (Employees Stock Option Programme) - the employees have been given shares of the holding company at a discounted price and the assessee has borne the discount amount on behalf of its employees. - Hence, in effect, it is a staff welfare programme of the assessee and hence the same is allowable as deduction u/s 37(1) - AT

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