Are you paying ₹47 lakhs more in taxes than you legally need to?

Most Indian founders are. Not through fraud — through ignorance of legal strategies sitting right inside the Income Tax Act.

A founder raises ₹3 crores. Gets hit with a ₹45 lakh angel tax notice nobody warned him about.

A CEO draws ₹18 lakh salary from a ₹2 crore profit company — when she could legally take ₹75 lakhs at the exact same effective tax rate.

Another founder sells his company for ₹35 crores and leaves ₹2.59 crores on the table — simply because nobody told him to restructure 18 months before the sale.

This knowledge exists. It's been locked inside Big 4 firms charging ₹5-10 lakhs for advice. Until now.

The Founder's Tax Playbook is the first book to systematize frontline tax strategy for Indian entrepreneurs — written by an Advocate defending founders before ITAT, CIT(A), and GST Appellate Authority.

16 chapters. Zero jargon. Immediate action.

Day 1 Decisions — 7 choices in your first month that save ₹47 lakhs over a decade

Entity Structure Decision Tree — Private Limited vs LLP vs Proprietorship: the real tax math, not the CA's default answer

The Separation Strategy — How to legally separate personal and business wealth

Deduction Maximization Framework — The deductions every legitimate founder is missing right now

Strategic Hiring Playbook — How employee costs become tax assets

Fundraising Tax Map — Avoid the ₹37L angel tax trap before your next round

International Expansion Handbook — FEMA, transfer pricing, and treaty benefits without the confusion

Audit Defense System — Bulletproof documentation in 2 hours per month

Exit Strategy Blueprint — 18 months of planning = ₹1.8 crores more in your pocket

Personal Wealth Extraction Playbook — Salary vs dividend vs reimbursement: the optimal mix

The 90-Day Tax Transformation — A step-by-step implementation roadmap starting this Sunday

Why this book is different:

It's written in plain English, not tax code. It's honest about what you can and cannot do legally. Every chapter ends with checklists, templates, and decision trees you can implement immediately — not next quarter, not after your next CA meeting. Now.

This book is for you if:

You're a founder, co-founder, or CEO of an Indian startup or SME. You've received a tax notice and had no idea what it meant. You're paying a CA but quietly wondering if you're getting the right advice. You want to stop leaving money on the table every single year.

About the Author

Mohit Jain is an Advocate practicing before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), and GST Appellate Authority. He is the Founder of AdvoFin Consulting Private Limited, serving 100+ founders and businesses across India.