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What is Exercise Tax? How to calculate it

Exercise tax incidence arises only when an employee is granted ESOPs and he/she exercises these equity grants. Note that there is no tax implication during the vesting period. Upon exercise,…

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The pitfalls of ESOP lifelines at startups

Before they started Udaan, a marketplace platform that facilitates trade between businesses, in 2016, the company’s three founders, Amod Malviya, Sujeet Kumar, and Vaibhav Gupta, had completed successful stints at…

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#LetsTalkESOP | ESOPs versus Phantom Stocks

In a webinar with MyStartupEquity, Siddarth Pai (Founding Partner & CFO of 3one4 Capital) spoke about the importance of equity grants (such as ESOPs) in startups. From a VC perspective,…

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#LetsTalkESOP | Designing an ESOP Policy

Did you think only tech startups have an ESOP policy? Think again! Here’s the story of Cloudnine Group – a hospital chain that has grown to be one of the…

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ESOP Accounting & Bookkeeping

There is a pandora of misconception around ESOP accounting treatment, the requirement of valuation reports and disclosure etc. across the startup ecosystem. Companies provide ESOPs to employees to buy the…

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Top 5 things to think about while creating your ESOP Scheme document

ESOS (Employee Stock Option Scheme) or ESOP Scheme is the main legal document that covers all the rules and regulations governing the process for ESOPs in your company. The Scheme…

What are Employee Stock Options?

Employee Stock Options Plans are wealth creation plans that essentially give an employee the option to buy a certain amount of company shares either at market value or at a…

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Paytm sets aside Rs 250 cr in ESOPs, hires more people

Digital payments platform Paytm will offer Rs 250 crore in employee stock ownership plans (Esops) and hire more than 500 people across multiple roles. The financial services company said in…

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How to rollout ESOPs in your startup: A step by step guide

As a startup founder, you start offering Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) to your important hires from day one. But many founders have little idea on how to formally start…

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How do you create an ESOP pool?

No matter how big or small a startup is, a committed workforce is key. In the case of early-stage startups, employees bring in years of expertise, take a risk by…