units

BTW3153

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Business and Economics
OfferedSunway First semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Ms Haemala Thanasegaran

Synopsis

The topics are similar to those covered by the equivalent Australian income tax law unit BTC3150, but lectures and tutorials will concentrate on the legislation and case law which applies in Malaysia. Topics include background to the Malaysian legal and taxation systems; income for businesses, individuals, companies, partnerships and trusts; deductions; capital allowances (the Malaysian equivalent of depreciation); personal reliefs; tax incentives; the limited capital gains tax; tax administration and tax avoidance.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. describe the taxation concept of income
  2. critically assess the major income and deduction components comprising taxable income
  3. identify the main taxable entitles and calculate how they are taxed
  4. analyse and apply the main administrative aspects of income tax law
  5. demonstrate an awareness of current income tax developments in Malaysia.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 20%
Examination (3 hours, open-book): 80%

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Haemala Thanasegaran

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prohibitions

BTC3153