MLC709 - Business Taxation Law and Policy
Unit details
Year: | 2023 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Rami Hanegbi |
Prerequisite: | For M649 & M749 students: MLC703 All other students: Nil
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Corequisite: | M729 |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour class and 1 x 1 hour seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - online: | 2 hour class (recordings provided) + 1 hour online seminar per week |
Content
This unit provides critical, conceptually informed and detailed coverage of the tax law and policy pertaining to: superannuation, partnerships, trusts, companies and tax avoidance. The topics undertaken may vary depending on developments in the income tax system.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Analyse principles and rules of tax law and apply to a variety of business and other income-producing scenarios. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Use digital resources to research and develop policy arguments relating to potential reform of business taxation. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
ULO3 | Generate solutions to real world business tax problems by interpreting and applying relevant judicial decisions and legislation. | GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Research) | 2000 words | 20% | Week 5 |
Assessment 2: (Individual) Problem Based Written Assignment | 2000 words | 20% | Week 8 |
Examination | 2 hours | 60% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLC709 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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