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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