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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
Module 1: Review of the Australian taxation system including taxation of companies, shareholders, and dividends
Module 2: Taxation of partnerships and trusts
Module 3: Taxation of superannuation funds and benefits
Module 4: Taxation of small business entities
Module 5: Taxation of foreign income and foreign residents, and international tax issues
Module 6: Tax avoidance and tax planning
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: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | apply the law and practice of income taxation in Australia in relation to small business entities and superannuation funds |
| 2 | identify and evaluate international taxation issues |
| 3 | explain the operation of anti-avoidance provisions |
| 4 | apply various tax planning techniques that can be used to legitimately minimise taxpayers' liability to income tax. |
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
- identify and evaluate international taxation issues
- explain the operation of anti-avoidance provisions
- apply various tax planning techniques that can be used to legitimately minimise taxpayers' liability to income tax.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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