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RSU & ESOP Taxation
The perquisite at vest or exercise, capital gains on sale, foreign RSUs, and Schedule FA and FSI: what actually goes into your ITR.
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Personal finance without the jargon and without the sales pitch. RSU/ESOP taxation, SIPs, insurance and markets, explained by Srikanth Nittala, a qualified Cost & Management Accountant (CMA).
డబ్బును సరిగ్గా వండండి — పన్ను, పెట్టుబడి, బీమా: స్పష్టంగా, తెలుగులో.
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SIP & Lumpsum
Step-up SIPs and one-time investments, also shown in today's money.
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New vs Old Regime
Tax Year 2026-27 slabs with the ₹12 lakh rebate, marginal relief and surcharge, plus the break-even deduction level.
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Retirement & Goals
Corpus needed, shortfall and the monthly SIP that closes the gap.
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Gold: Jewellery vs ETF vs SGB
What each way of buying gold leaves in your hand after making charges, GST and tax.
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Term Cover & EMI
How much life cover your family needs, plus loan EMIs and repayment schedules.
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Money Calendar
Advance tax, ITR, tax-saving, GST and TDS due dates, with one-tap Add to Google Calendar.
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Brokerage & STT
Full round-trip cost for delivery, intraday, futures and options.
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Capital Gains Tax
STCG and LTCG on shares and equity funds (Sec 196/198, old 111A/112A), including grandfathering.
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Option Greeks
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The core recipes
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SIP & Mutual Funds
Goal-based SIPs, step-ups, asset allocation and the tax on redemption. Build a system, not a hunch.
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Term vs ULIP
Why insurance and investment work best kept apart, with the numbers, charges and exceptions laid out.
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Income Tax Planning
New vs old regime, the deductions that matter, advance tax and notices, from a cost accountant who files hundreds of returns.
Insurance
Term vs ULIP: the short version
| Term plan | ULIP | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Pure life cover | Insurance bundled with a market-linked investment |
| Cost | Low premium for a high cover | Higher premium; allocation, admin and mortality charges apply |
| Flexibility | Simple, fixed cover | Fund switches allowed; 5-year lock-in |
| Best for | Anyone with dependents | Only once cover is in place and the charges are understood |
General education. How premiums and maturity proceeds are taxed depends on the premium-to-cover ratio and current law, so check before you buy. Calculate your cover →
Your host
A cost accountant who actually reads the fine print
I’m Srikanth Nittala, a Cost & Management Accountant (CMA, earlier known as ICWA) in Hyderabad. Every tax season I meet people who lost money not because they earned too little, but because nobody explained the rules simply: a wrong tax regime, an insurance policy sold as an investment, an RSU tax bill nobody warned them about.
Most good financial education is in English and full of jargon, and much of the rest is trying to sell you something. Wealth Kitchen is my answer: clear, practical money lessons in Telugu and English, with no hype and no “guaranteed returns”, just how the rules work and what to do about them.
By day I handle GST, income tax, payroll, audit and ROC work for hundreds of clients at Anukta Infotech. That’s where these lessons come from.
- 🎓 Cost & Management Accountant: CMA (ICWA)
- 🗣️ Telugu–English bilingual education
- 📍 Hyderabad, India
- 🧮 Tax-first, product-last advice
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