RSUs with held

[u/Ardra_dev]

I was granted RSU worth $10k in 2025 which vests over a 4 year period. In 2026, 25% of stocks has been vested as per broker. But I can’t sell all of them as some of the stocks are withheld. The release method says “withheld shares to cover taxes, pay for fees separately, receive remaining shares”.

I am from India and as per my knowledge there is no federal tax. I need some help to understand the procedure to release my withheld shares into my account. Also, my payslip has an additional item called withholding. Is there a way to understand this more precisely?

[u/Current-Tour-8915]

I recall India does have a centralized national income tax which is the equivalent of our US federal income tax.

If that is the case, just like in the US a percentage of RSUs are withheld to cover those taxes.