Subhash
Lakhotia (1949-2016) was
the Director of R. N. Lakhotia &
Associates LLP and Lakhotia College of
Taxation & Management, and an
Income-tax practitioner for over 45
years, practising as a consultant on tax
planning, tax documentation and
investment planning. He wrote
prodigiously in various national dailies
and also addressed numerous seminars and
lecture meetings on taxation and tax
planning. He also conducted the popular
course known as “Zero to Hero in Direct
Taxes.”
He was selected as the best youth
of India by the Lions International to
represent India at the World Youth
Congress held at Atlantic City, USA in
1970. He was Secretary General of
Investors Club and President of
Spiritual Clubs International and Unite
to Invest (UTI), Chief Strategist of
Real Estate Strategy Group, and was also
actively associated with various
professsional bodies connected with real
estate. He has written dozens of books
on income-tax, investment and real
estate, and spirituality. He was
actively associated with Lions Clubs
International. He has been awarded the
“Sahityashree” award and “The Suryadatta
National Award, 2010”. In the year 2014
he was awarded the “Ambassador of Good
Will” award by The International
Association of Lions Clubs, USA.
Subhash Lakhotia anchored the
very popular TV show “Tax Guru” on CNBC
Awaaz. He featured in over 500
continuous episodes. “Tax Guru” won the
National Television Award, 2010 for
“Best Business Talk Show of the Year.”
He instituted “Subhash Lakhotia Shrawan
Kumar Puraskar” of
Rs. 1 lakh per year and another award
known as “Subhash Lakhotia Sewa
Puraskar” also of
Rs. 1 lakh per annum.