Taxation

Course aim

To enable students to provide advice on important provisions of income tax, fringe benefits tax, legislation and associated case law.

Course content

Introduction to income tax in Australia; residence; source of income; concept of income; income/capital distinctions; windfall gains; mutuality; statutory income; exempt income; derivation; capital gains; employment and business income; introduction to fringe benefits tax; general and specific deductions, including depreciation; tax offsets; trading stock; taxation treatment of partnerships; trusts and companies; anti-avoidance provisions; tax planning; tax administration.

Textbook(s)

Robin Woellner, Stephen Barkoczy, Shirley Murphy, Chris Evans, Dale Pinto 2017, Australian Taxation Law, 27th edn, Oxford University Press, Melbourne

Stephen Barkoczy 2017, Core Tax Legislation & Study Guide, 20th edn, Oxford University Press, Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COML 5009	Commercial Law M
ACCT 5023	Financial Accounting

Or equivalent

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case Analysis, Case study, Written examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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