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Advanced Corporate Taxation
Postgraduate | CUR-MT569 | 2022
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Spearhead an investigation into advanced taxation techniques, concepts and issues. Summarise company taxation issues such as losses and distribution. Debate how debt rules can affect firms. Demonstrate an understanding of international taxation.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Advanced Corporate Taxation
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- examine and explain issues which arise in the context of company taxation including capital gain tax, distributions, losses and winding up
- explain how the debt/equity rules and deemed dividends impact on companies
- apply the corporate restructuring and consolidation measures to develop solutions for corporate clients
- determine how the tax avoidance provisions operate to impact on income tax decision making in a global context.
- Corporate taxation
- International taxation
- Tax avoidance legislation, audits and appeals
This subject was previously known as Advanced Taxation.
This subject deals with advanced corporate tax issues, including dividends, debt, consolidations, corporate restructuring and barriers to tax avoidance.
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- Research Essay (30%)
- Report and Presentation (20%)
- Invigilated Exam (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-TAX-MAS-2022 - Master of Taxation
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateCUR-TAX-MAS
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE
PostgraduateUNE-PRO-GCE