Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Online |
Unit description
Extends knowledge of taxation to different business entities including companies, partnerships, trusts, superannuation funds, and special taxpayers and the method and impact of taxation on each using teacher-directed learning activities and case studies. Domestic and international taxation issues will be considered in the context of planning and anti-avoidance.
Unit content
Topic 1: Overview of the Australian taxation system
Topic 2: Small business entities
Topic 3: Taxation of superannuation funds
Topic 4: Taxation of superannuation benefits
Topic 5: Partners and partnerships
Topic 6: Trusts and beneficiaries
Topic 7: Taxation of companies
Topic 8: Shareholders and dividends
Topic 9: Taxation of foreign income and foreign residents
Topic 10: International taxation issues
Topic 11: Tax avoidance and planning
Topic 12: Review
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apply the law and practice of income taxation in Australia in relation to small business entities and superannuation funds | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
| 2 | apply the law and practice of income taxation in Australia in relation to companies, trusts, partnerships, and specific taxpayers | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
| 3 | evaluate international taxation issues | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 4 | explain the operation of anti-avoidance provisions | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 5 | apply various tax planning techniques that can be used to legitimately minimise taxpayers' liability to income tax. | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- apply the law and practice of income taxation in Australia in relation to small business entities and superannuation funds
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- apply the law and practice of income taxation in Australia in relation to companies, trusts, partnerships, and specific taxpayers
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- evaluate international taxation issues
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- explain the operation of anti-avoidance provisions
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- apply various tax planning techniques that can be used to legitimately minimise taxpayers' liability to income tax.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
Prescribed texts
- Text changes with legislation each financial year: Sadiq, K, Black, C, Hanegbi, R, Jogarajan, S, Krever, R, Obst, W & Ting, A, 2019, Principles of Taxation Law 2019, Thomson Reuters.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Short written response - 2Qs - SBE & Super | 20% |
| Case Study - Company | 30% |
| Exam: closed book | 50% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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International
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