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Area/Catalogue
ACCT 5017

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

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

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Course ID
012989

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Commerce

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)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

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

Corequisite(s)

Or equivalent

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture 1 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial 2 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External N/A x 10 weeks

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


Assessment

Case study, Continuous assessment, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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