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Big Tech M&A Update: IBM to Acquire Confluent 💰 What Happens to RSU/ESPP held by Confluent Employees at Close - IBM has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Confluent in an all-cash deal at $31 per share, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. Expected close: mid-2026. 💰 What Happens to RSU/ESPP held by Confluent Employees at Close – With Examples The acquisition price is $31 per Confluent share. 📌 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 1: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐡�

Many taxpayers have received messages from the Income Tax Department regarding refund claims being kept on hold under the Risk Management Process. Important Information to Note This message is being received by a large number of taxpayers. It is system-generated. It does NOT mean a notice or penalty. Common Reasons for the Message The message can be triggered for several reasons. Here are some of the most common: Very common reason: Opting for the New Tax Regime but filing t

When taxpayers receive notices for non-disclosure of foreign assets, the consequences can be severe. One recent case involved a client who failed to report dividend income from a foreign investment for the financial year 2018–19. This omission led the tax department to invoke the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) Act, 2015. Many taxpayers mistakenly believe that old years are closed, small foreign dividends are insignificant, or that discrepancies in the Ann

Recently, a tech professional working at Uber reached out to me in panic She had just received a tax notice. The reason? She’d been...

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) have become a popular component of compensation packages, especially in the tech and startup sectors. For...

🧾 "𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 — 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘵?" Yes. Especially if it’s RSUs or...

The Income Tax Department has introduced enhanced disclosure requirements for individuals claiming House Rent Allowance (HRA) exemption...

Thousands of employees working in India for multinational companies (like Uber, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Salesforce, Oracle, etc.)...

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬? This is an intimation from the Income Tax Department telling you: >> Your ITR for Assessment...

The Income Tax Department has initiated a large-scale crackdown on fraudulent claims of deductions and exemptions in Income Tax Returns...

𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 “𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬” 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬...

𝘏𝘙𝘈, 80𝘎𝘎𝘊, 𝘍𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 & 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 – 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 1....

What's your initial reaction when you hear "Income Tax Return deadline"? For most of us, it’s a mix of stress, procrastination, and a...

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐒𝐔𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐕𝐌𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 📌 Here’s...

House Rent Allowance (HRA) is a common tax benefit available to salaried employees whose salary includes an HRA component. While most...

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Uber return filing process donot miss this step

Thousands of employees working in India for multinational companies (like Uber, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Salesforce, Oracle, etc.)...

📢Author: CA Pranay Bafna | Expert in RSU & ESPP | Zrotax   Background The Income Tax Department has recently started issuing automated...