UTS course code: C04144
Testamur title: Master of Taxation Law
Abbreviation: MTax
Course fee: $250 per cp (local); $8,000 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 48

Overview
Admission requirements
Course duration
Course structure
Honours
Other information

Overview

The Master of Taxation Law program is designed to provide specialist education in the complex area of taxation, a key factor in all activities of modern business.

Admission requirements

For admission to the Master of Taxation Law, applicants require a Bachelor's degree. In assessing candidates, account is taken of professional standing and experience.

Course duration

The Master's can be completed in:

• a minimum of two semesters (one year) for a full-time student or four semesters (two years) for a part-time student.

Course structure

The course requires completion of 48 credit points of electives.

Electives

Most subjects will be timetabled over a two-year period and consequently not all subjects listed will be offered in any one year. Timetabled subjects are offered subject to sufficient student interest. The current timetable is on display on the noticeboard outside the Law Information Office (CM05B.3.03) and online at:

http://timetable.uts.edu.au

77945 Advanced Taxation 6cp
77719 Capital Gains Tax: Fundamentals 6cp
78000 Capital Gains Tax: Special Topics 6cp
77900 Goods and Services Tax 6cp
77970 Income Tax Law 6cp
77953 International Taxation Law 1 6cp
77943 International Taxation Law 2 6cp
77885 Legal Process and Legal Research 6cp
77740 Research Paper 6cp
777251 Research Project (two semesters) 12cp
77767 Tax Administration 6cp
77978 Taxation of Financial Arrangements 6cp
77796 Taxation of Partnerships and Trusts 6cp
77924 Taxation of Superannuation: Retirement Planning 6cp

Relevant postgraduate subjects available in the Faculty of Business can be applied towards the Master of Taxation Law. Contact the Faculty of Law for further details.

In addition to these subjects, candidates may, with the approval of the Taxation Law Coordinator, choose appropriate subjects offered within other postgraduate courses of the Faculty. Written application to undertake options from other courses must be made before enrolment.

Subject exemptions

Candidates who have successfully completed the Professional Year at the Institute of Chartered Accountants or the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountant Professional Exams may apply for a maximum of 12 credit points of exemption.

Applicants should complete an Application for Subject Exemption form which is available on request from the UTS Student Info & Admin Centre, the Law Information Office or online at:

www.sau.uts.edu.au/current/forms.html

For further details about subject exemption see the introductory information under Coursework programs – General information.

Honours

To qualify for Honours in the Master's, candidates must attain a minimum average mark of 75 per cent across all subjects; and must complete the 12-credit-point, two-semester 777251 Research Project.

Other information

For information about application procedures, attendance, assessment, subject exemptions, concurrent study, internal course transfer, leave of absence, assignments and results, see the introductory information under Coursework programs – General information.

See the Faculty information section for details of the Law Information Office, the Law Students' Society, prizes and scholarships, the Law Library Collection, and contact details for the Faculty's other academic program areas. The Faculty information section also contains information concerning computer access, studying as an international student, contact details for other units of the University, parking at UTS, University forms and the Rules of the University.

Contacts

Taxation Law Coordinator
Ms Lyndal Taylor
telephone (02) 9514 3368
fax (02) 9514 3400
email lyndal@law.uts.edu.au

or

Law Information Office
telephone (02) 9514 3444
email info@law.uts.edu.au

www.law.uts.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/