UNSW Handbook Course - Taxation of Financial Products

Taxation of Financial Products - LEGT3758


	Faculty: Faculty of Commerce and Economics
	School: School of Business Law and Tax
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: LEGT2751
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 3 (more info)

Description

This course deals with the taxation treatment of financial products. It examines the current classifications of financial products for tax purposes and the tax consequences that flow from those classifications. Topics dealt with include: public offers of equity and debt instruments; hybrid securities; discounted and deferred interest securities; derivatives; foreign exchange gains and losses; asset financing; lease financing; and international taxation issues associated with financial products.

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