Tax Clinic

Course aim

The aim of the course is for students to gain practical experience assisting taxpayers to comply with their tax obligations.

Course content

The professional practice tax environment and advanced income tax and goods and services tax topics including tax administration, employment deductions, business deductions, rental deductions, personal services income tax offsets, residency of individuals, carrying on business including non- commercial losses, the Goods and Services Tax and the Business Activity Statement, and business structures.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ACCT 3002	Taxation Law 1

GPA of 5.0 or above. Students must have received a credit or above for pre-requisite course ACCT 3002. Students must have completed 72 units. All students must have a valid National Police Clearance check. Students who have not completed the above pre-requisite course ACCT 3002 must complete online bridging course Taxation Law Fundamentals before taking ACCT 3017. Further information available on request.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Seminar	2 hours x 10 weeks
Clinic participation/placement (7 hours per week for 10 weeks or as negotiated by the supervisor)	7 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	20 hours x N/A
Clinic participation/placement (7 hours per day for 10 days or as negotiated by the supervisor)	7 hours x 10 days

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

Assessment

Placement, Reflection, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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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.