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 International Tax: Design and Structure - ATAX0328
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
   
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: ATAX Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 0
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Restricted to students enrolled in Program 5540
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

This course addresses the fundamental building blocks of those parts of domestic tax income tax systems that deal with cross border investment and income flows. A comparative approach will be adopted in order to highlight the different approaches that can be, and are, adopted by different jurisdictions in dealing with these issues. This comparative approach will extend to consideration of the different outcomes that different approaches produce and the influences (such as tax policy, historical and/or cultural factors) which have contributed to the adoption of these differing approaches. Issues dealt with in the course include: jurisdictional nexus rules (residence and source); taxation of cross border active income flows; taxation of cross border passive income flows; unilateral measures adopted for relief from double taxation; host country and home country considerations in taxing cross border business activities; international anti-avoidance provisions; double tax treaties; and harmful tax competition.


Course Objectives

- To explain the fundamentals of International Tax and how it works in practice

- To understand fundamental tax concepts such as:

  • Residence
  • Source
  • Withholding Tax
  • Double Tax Agreements
  • Anti-avoidance regimes
- To compare the manner in which these concepts are developed in a few selected jurisdictions

- To focus on how residents and non-residents are taxed in different jurisdictions.

Modes of Delivery

Intensive
Flexible Learning

Assessment

Graduate Diploma in Advanced Taxation
Assignment 1 2000 words 20%
Assignment 2 2000 words 20%
Final Examination Open book 60%

Pass Requirements

  • 50 per cent or more of the total marks available in the course and
  • at least 40 per cent of the marks available for the final examination in the course.

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