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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply taxation rules to calculate income tax, capital gains, and deductions.

  • Evaluate tax-saving and estate planning strategies for wealth management.

  • Develop goal-based financial plans using practical financial analysis tools.

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May 2026

Assessments

36 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Financial Planning and Wealth Management Specialization
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There are 9 modules in this course

Learn how to optimize wealth, reduce tax liability, and design effective financial plans using practical taxation and estate planning strategies. Build real-world skills in tax calculation, retirement planning, capital gains analysis, and wealth protection.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to taxation, estate planning, and financial planning concepts used in personal and business financial management. You’ll learn how taxation systems operate, how income is classified, and how individuals and businesses apply tax-saving strategies to improve financial outcomes and long-term wealth creation. Throughout the course, you’ll explore retirement planning concepts, pension reforms, estate planning tools, insurance-based tax benefits, and wealth transfer strategies that support long-term financial security. The course also examines capital gains taxation, salary and property taxation, depreciation rules, and business income calculations used in financial decision-making and compliance planning. Advanced modules introduce tax planning strategies, legal taxation frameworks, advance tax provisions, employee tax benefits, and business restructuring concepts. Through practical case studies and Excel-based financial planning exercises, learners gain hands-on experience evaluating assets, liabilities, investment strategies, and goal-based financial plans. What makes this course unique is its integrated approach that combines taxation, estate planning, and practical financial analysis within one structured learning journey. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to confidently apply taxation concepts, evaluate tax-efficient strategies, support wealth management decisions, and design effective long-term financial plans for individuals and businesses.

This module introduces the fundamental concepts of taxation and retirement planning. Learners explore how tax systems operate, how income sources are categorized, and how individuals can estimate retirement needs and income streams while understanding the role of pension reforms in long-term financial security.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 76 minutes
  • Taxation Basicsβ€’7 minutes
  • Mode of set off Carry Forwardβ€’10 minutes
  • Carry Forward and set off Business Lossesβ€’4 minutes
  • Estimating Retirement Expensesβ€’9 minutes
  • Retirement Income Streamsβ€’12 minutes
  • Pension Sector Reformsβ€’10 minutes
  • Need for Pension Reformsβ€’9 minutes
  • The Reform Processβ€’5 minutes
  • Concept of Estate Planningβ€’9 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Foundations of Taxation and Retirement Planningβ€’30 minutes
  • Fundamentals of Taxationβ€’10 minutes
  • Understanding Retirement Needsβ€’10 minutes
  • Pension Reforms and Policy Evolutionβ€’10 minutes

This module introduces estate planning concepts and explores the tools used to manage and transfer wealth effectively. Learners also examine key tax-saving provisions including deductions, insurance benefits, and investment incentives that help individuals legally reduce tax liability.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 58 minutes
  • Power of Attorneyβ€’6 minutes
  • Introduction to Estate Planningβ€’6 minutes
  • Estate Planning Tools & Strategiesβ€’5 minutes
  • Tax Saving Sections Overviewβ€’10 minutes
  • Key Tax Saving Deductionsβ€’5 minutes
  • Life Insuranceβ€’5 minutes
  • Tuition Feeβ€’5 minutes
  • Medical Insuranceβ€’9 minutes
  • Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Schemeβ€’7 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Estate Planning and Wealth Protectionβ€’30 minutes
  • Estate Planning Essentialsβ€’10 minutes
  • Tax Saving Provisionsβ€’10 minutes
  • Additional Tax Saving Opportunitiesβ€’10 minutes

This module focuses on the taxation of capital assets and the computation of capital gains. Learners understand the treatment of agricultural land, short-term and long-term capital gains, and the importance of cost of acquisition in determining taxable profits from asset transactions.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 65 minutes
  • Donation to Political Partiesβ€’10 minutes
  • Tax on Capital Gainsβ€’9 minutes
  • Agricultural Land Tax Rulesβ€’8 minutes
  • Tax Treatment of Agricultural Landβ€’8 minutes
  • Computation of STCGβ€’10 minutes
  • Computation of LTCGβ€’7 minutes
  • Cost of Acquisition Basicsβ€’3 minutes
  • Adjusted Cost of Acquisitionβ€’2 minutes
  • Income from House Propertyβ€’7 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Taxation on Capital Gains and Assetsβ€’30 minutes
  • Donations and Capital Gainsβ€’10 minutes
  • Agricultural Land and Capital Gain Calculationsβ€’10 minutes
  • Cost of Acquisition in Capital Gainsβ€’10 minutes

This module examines taxation under the heads of income from house property and salary. Learners explore net annual value calculations, rental income treatment, allowances, perquisites, and various salary components that affect taxable income.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 70 minutes
  • House Propertyβ€’10 minutes
  • Net Annual Valueβ€’5 minutes
  • House Property which is Part of the Year Letβ€’6 minutes
  • Income from Salaryβ€’9 minutes
  • Allowancesβ€’12 minutes
  • Perquisitesβ€’9 minutes
  • Valuation of Perquisitesβ€’6 minutes
  • Taxation Theory in detailβ€’8 minutes
  • Compensation on V.R.S.β€’4 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Taxation of Property and Salary Incomeβ€’30 minutes
  • Understanding House Property Incomeβ€’10 minutes
  • Salary Income Structureβ€’10 minutes
  • Perquisite Valuation and Tax Theoryβ€’10 minutes

This module focuses on the computation of profits and gains from business or profession. Learners study depreciation rules, proportionate depreciation, allowable deductions, and special provisions for business expenditure and research activities.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 61 minutes
  • Leave Encasementβ€’8 minutes
  • Income from Other Sourcesβ€’3 minutes
  • Amount not Deductibleβ€’6 minutes
  • Business Income Basicsβ€’11 minutes
  • Business Income Computationβ€’4 minutes
  • Depreciation Conceptsβ€’5 minutes
  • Proportionate Depreciation Calculationβ€’10 minutes
  • Expenditure on Scientific Researchβ€’7 minutes
  • Specified Business Expenditure Rulesβ€’6 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Income from Various Sourcesβ€’30 minutes
  • Salary Related Benefitsβ€’10 minutes
  • Business Income Taxationβ€’10 minutes
  • Depreciation and Research Expenditureβ€’10 minutes

This module introduces tax planning strategies and explains how financial planners analyze client data to develop effective tax optimization solutions. Learners also explore business restructuring and the importance of legal compliance in tax management.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 65 minutes
  • Deduction for Specified Businessesβ€’5 minutes
  • Special Reserveβ€’8 minutes
  • Tax Planning Case Study Overviewβ€’5 minutes
  • Client Tax Planning Analysisβ€’9 minutes
  • Tax Planning Strategy Developmentβ€’5 minutes
  • Final Tax Planning Recommendationsβ€’10 minutes
  • Specified Businessβ€’4 minutes
  • Business Re Organizationβ€’9 minutes
  • Tax Planning, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidanceβ€’10 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Business Taxation and Tax Planning Conceptsβ€’30 minutes
  • Business Deductions and Reservesβ€’10 minutes
  • Client Tax Planning Processβ€’10 minutes
  • Business Restructuring and Complianceβ€’10 minutes

This module explains the legal foundations of taxation, including definitions, legislative provisions, and classification of income. Learners explore retrospective legislation, fringe benefits, and the treatment of agricultural income within the legal tax framework.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 66 minutes
  • Provisions of Lawβ€’3 minutes
  • Short Term and Long Termβ€’10 minutes
  • Areas of Tax Planningβ€’7 minutes
  • Retrospective Legislationβ€’6 minutes
  • The Scope of Definitions of those Termβ€’1 minute
  • Companyβ€’8 minutes
  • Income Includesβ€’6 minutes
  • Fringe Benefitsβ€’13 minutes
  • Agricultural Incomeβ€’10 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Graded - Legal Framework of Taxationβ€’30 minutes
  • Legal Provisions and Definitionsβ€’10 minutes
  • Legislative and Regulatory Frameworkβ€’10 minutes
  • Income and Tax Componentsβ€’10 minutes

This module focuses on advance tax provisions, income tax rules, and tax rates. Learners also explore tax benefits available to salaried individuals and strategies to maximize deductions while maintaining compliance with tax regulations.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 66 minutes
  • Advance Tax Basicsβ€’5 minutes
  • Advance Tax Calculation & Due Datesβ€’8 minutes
  • Taxability of non-resident under the Income Taxβ€’7 minutes
  • Relevant Income Tax Rulesβ€’8 minutes
  • Tax Rateβ€’6 minutes
  • Tax Benefits for Salaried Employeesβ€’6 minutes
  • Additional Salary Tax Benefitsβ€’6 minutes
  • Maximizing Salary Tax Deductionsβ€’12 minutes
  • Comprehensive Child Plannerβ€’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Advance Tax and Employee Benefitsβ€’30 minutes
  • Advance Tax Systemβ€’10 minutes
  • Tax Rules and Tax Ratesβ€’10 minutes
  • Salary Tax Optimizationβ€’10 minutes

This module applies taxation and financial planning concepts through case studies and practical financial planning tools. Learners analyze client financial data, evaluate asset allocation strategies, and use Excel-based models to solve goal-based financial planning problems.

What's included

12 videos4 assignments

12 videosβ€’Total 89 minutes
  • Retirement Plannerβ€’6 minutes
  • Recurring Goalβ€’8 minutes
  • Instruction and Noteβ€’7 minutes
  • Client Financial Assumptionsβ€’8 minutes
  • Income & Expense Analysisβ€’5 minutes
  • Assets, Investment Assets and Liabilitiesβ€’12 minutes
  • Insurance, Goals, Asset Allocation for Goalsβ€’6 minutes
  • Retirement Planning Problem Solvedβ€’11 minutes
  • Insurance Need Analysis, Saving for goals, Goal wise Fund Allocationβ€’7 minutes
  • Portfolio Reshuffle Case Studyβ€’7 minutes
  • Goal-Based Portfolio Adjustmentβ€’7 minutes
  • Goal 2 Excel Sheet Problems Solved with Cell wise Formulaβ€’6 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Financial Planning Applications and Case Studiesβ€’30 minutes
  • Planning Tools and Goal Planningβ€’10 minutes
  • Client Financial Analysisβ€’10 minutes
  • Portfolio and Goal Planning Case Studiesβ€’10 minutes

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