Undergraduate - UnitBTC3150 - Taxation law

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Clayton First semester 2012 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr. Ken Devos

Synopsis

An introduction to Australian taxation. Topics include residence and source; assessable income; capital gains; GST; FBT; allowable deductions including repairs, deductions and substantiation; and individual offsets.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

analyse and apply the appropriate taxation law for various income and capital receipts in given fact situations
analyse and apply the appropriate taxation law for both general and specific deductions in given fact situations
calculate the taxable value of various fringe benefits
describe the major elements of both the GST and CGT

To practice as a tax agent in Australia, an accountant is expected to be registered with the Commonwealth Government's Tax Practioner's Board. This unit has been designed to satisfy the requirements of one of two courses required for registration as a tax agent.