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BTC3150 - Taxation law

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Business Law and Taxation

Coordinator(s)

Mr Jonathan Teoh(First semester); Dr Ken Devos(Second semester)

Offered

Clayton

First semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Day)

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.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination: 70%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.