MLC305 - Business Tax Law

Unit details

Year

2025 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Rami Hanegbi
Prerequisite:

For LLB students: MLL219 or MLP219, MLL331 or MLP331, and 8 additional Law (MLL/MLP) units.

For other students: (MLC101, MLC301)

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MLC709
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2 hour on-campus lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 2 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Content

This unit provides detailed coverage of the tax law pertaining to: superannuation, partnerships, trusts, companies and tax avoidance. The topics undertaken may vary depending on developments in the income tax system.

Learning Outcomes

ULO These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)

ULO1 Analyse principles and rules of tax law and apply to business and other income-producing scenarios.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Examine the anti-avoidance provisions to develop the ability to structure transactions to minimise risk to clients.  GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
ULO3

Generate solutions to real world business tax problems by interpreting and applying relevant judicial decisions and legislation. GLO5: Problem solving

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Problem Based Written Assignment 2000 words 40% Week 8
Examination: Specified resources 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 MLC305 can be found via the University Library.

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.

Unit Fee Information

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