I need some guidance regarding the disclosure of foreign assets in my ITR.
I hold foreign company stocks through ESOPs. When they vest, the value is taxed as part of my salary, and this is already reflected in Form 12/Form 16 provided by my employer. In earlier years, my previous CA advised me that since tax was already paid and I had not sold the shares, there was no need to declare them in the Schedule FA section. Accordingly, I did not include them in past ITRs.
However, this year I consulted a different CA, who has advised that all foreign assets should in fact be reported in Schedule FA.
My concerns are:
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For FY23 and FY24, the vested stocks were already taxed and shown in Form 16, but were not declared in Schedule FA. Should I now only declare the FY25 vested stocks, or should I also include the details of FY23 and FY24 in the current AY25–26 filing? 
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If I need to declare earlier years’ vested stocks now, should the acquisition date reflect the actual vesting year (FY23/FY24) or can it all be shown under FY25? 
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If I disclose everything now, will this trigger any issue or notice for not declaring in earlier ITRs, even though tax has already been paid on vesting? 
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Is there any risk of penalty, given that this was not intentional and I have already paid the required tax on vesting? 
I want to ensure I handle this correctly without making major mistakes, since there was no intent to hide these assets. Please guide me on the right approach to resolve this properly.
Thanks in advance.
 
			 
               
			 
               
							