Personal Tax Planning

Meaning of Tax Planning, Tax Avoidance and tax evasion; objectives of tax planning,Basic framework of Income Tax Law; Canons of Taxation

Tax Planning relating to Residential Status and to agricultural income:

Tax Planning with reference to Residential status- Relevance of residential status in computing taxable income, Determination of residential status of an individual, Relationship between residential status and incidence of tax

Provisions in brief relating to concept of agricultural income and its tax treatment

Summarized provisions relating to computation of income under the head salary

Taxation of present benefits

·         Bonus, fees and commission

·         Meaning, Types and Tax Implications of Allowances

·         Meaning, Types, valuation and Tax Implications of Perquisites

·         Terminal benefits like gratuity, leave encashment, commuted pension, tax relief u/s 89(1)

Case studies based on designing pay package

·         Computation of income from House Property; Permissible deductions; identifying areas of tax planning based on tax implications’ case studies

Summarized provisions relating to computation of Capital Gains and tax liability;

Identifying assets which do not attract capital gains tax, transaction which are not to be treated as transaction of transfer of assets; identifying leading areas of tax planning- case studies

Identifying income which are exempt (Dividend from domestic company; interest income governed by section 10(15); Gifts covered by exemption

Summarized provisions relating to clubbing of income; Areas of tax planning;Summarized provisions relating to set off of losses; Areas of tax planning

Summarized provisions relating to deduction permissible u/s 80 C, 80CCC, 80CCD, 80CCG, 80D, 80DD, 80DDB, 80E, 80EE, 80G, 80GG, 80TTA & 80U. Areas of Tax Planning- case study

Computation of Total Income and Tax Liabilities of Individuals

Due Date of Filing Return of Income / Self Assessment u/s 140 A