Goldman Sachs (India) Securiteis ... vs Add/Jt/Dy/Asst/Cit/Ito/Nfac, Delhi on 9 December, 2024
As the Assessee is required to pay aforesaid sum to GSGI on account of the grant of
the RSUs to its employees, such payment being an actual expenditure for the
Assessee is considered as part of the compensation cost of the employees in the year
in which it is incurred in accordance with the method of accounting followed
5.2.2 Therefore, the ESOP expenses should not be regarded contingent or notional
and it should be allowed as deduction u/s 37(1) of the IT. Act. The appellant had
relied on the decision of DCIT v Accenture Services P Lid [ITA No. 4540/M/08 order
dated 23" March 2010] and Nordisk India Private Limited v DCIT -12(2) (ITA No.
1275/Bang/2011) (Bang Trib).