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Taxation
Undergraduate | TAS-BFA391 | 2022
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Taxation
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Locate and interpret and explain relevant legislation, cases, rulings and principles of taxation law in Australia
- Communicate and critique the relevant taxation rules, demonstrating knowledge of the connection between case law and legislation
- Apply tax rules to a problem scenario with a given set of facts to reach a conclusion
- Perform calculations including income tax, CGT, and FBT liability
- Introduction
- Residency and Source
- Income
- General Deductions
- Substantiation
- Specific Deductions
- Capital Allowances
- Tax Accounting
- Medicare
- Offsets
- Tax Calculations
- In-Class Test
- Taxation of partnerships
- Capital gains tax
- Taxation of partnerships
- Taxation of companies
- Taxation of trusts and minors
- Anti-avoidance
- Goods and services tax
- Fringe benefits tax
This subject is a compulsory subject in the Accounting Major and is designed to assist you in gaining an understanding of the theoretical concepts that underpin taxation law in Australia. This knowledge is used to develop your skills in the interpretation of taxation legislation, case law and rulings, and their application to different business entities and individuals. You will be required to calculate components of taxable income and different types of tax liability.
- Test – invigilated via Respondus (30%)
- Test - invigilated via Respondus (35%)
- Assignment (35%)
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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
- TAS-BAC-DEG-2022 - Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Elective
- TAS-BEC-DEG-2022 - Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Economics
- TAS-BPS-DEG-2022 - Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Psychological Science
- TAS-BBS-DEG-2022 - Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Science
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
UndergraduateTAS-BAC-DEG
UndergraduateTAS-BEC-DEG
UndergraduateTAS-BPS-DEG
UndergraduateTAS-BBS-DEG