What Is ESOP in India? Everything Employees Need to Know
Your offer letter arrived with a line you weren’t entirely sure about. Something about ESOPs – a number of options, a strike price, a vesting schedule. Your colleagues speak about it with either excitement or resignation. And somewhere in the back of your mind sits a question you haven’t quite asked out loud: What is […]
Best ESOP Management Software in India (2026): Why Hissa Is Built Differently
Green checkmarks on table comparison can tell you which is the best ESOP management software on paper, but they actually tell you nothing about what happens when reality gets messy. And ESOPs are messy by design. Most buyers start the same way. They go to G2, search “ESOP management software” and land on a clean […]
What Is Capital Gains Tax on ESOP Shares in India? | Hissa
You exercised your ESOPs. You paid the tax. Now you’re holding shares that might change your life – if you sell them right. And that’s where most ESOP conversations quietly fall apart. Capital gains tax on ESOPs isn’t complicated, but it is misunderstood. Many employees don’t realise how much timing alone can change what they […]
Perquisite Tax on ESOPs in India: What Every Employee Must Know | Hissa
When you exercise your ESOPs, you pay income tax on your notional gain immediately even though you haven’t sold a single share yet. This is called perquisite tax, and it’s the main reason why Indian startup employees never exercise their options at all. Understanding how perquisite tax works before you exercise can save you from […]
How to Read Your ESOP Grant Letter: What Every Indian Startup Employee Must Know | Hissa
Your ESOP grant letter is the single most important document you will sign at a startup. Most employees sign it without reading it properly. This guide tells you exactly what to look for and what the red flags are. A grant letter is a legal contract between you and your employer. It specifies how many […]
How to Assess If Your ESOP Plan Is Actually Good
Most employees in Indian startups have little to no idea whether their ESOP plan will make them wealthy or leave them with a tax bill and no cash. In this blog you will learn how to assess if your ESOP plan is actually good. So how do we know? That’s not their fault. The people […]
