Previous Code: MT2038.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

The Taxation major is available in the Bachelor of Accounting. The specialised subjects in this major analyse core and contemporary issues in taxation using case studies and discussion. The major is designed to meet the additional educational requirements for graduates to apply for registration as tax agents and tax (financial) advisers (subject to relevant work experience). Details regarding these professional requirements can be found on the program 2783 Bachelor of Accounting page.

Location

Location (Specialisation)

Campus	Mode	Advice
Parramatta City Campus-Macquarie Street	Internal	Program Advice

Major Structure

Qualification for the major requires the successful completion of the eight subjects (80 credit points) below. The first four subjects listed are core subjects in 2783 Bachelor of Accounting. Students who select this major will have three electives remaining in their program.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
LAWS 4003	Advanced Taxation Law	10
LAWS 1001	Enterprise Law	10
LAWS 2005	Financial Services Law	10
LAWS 2010	Law of Business Organisations	10
LAWS 2016	Law of Commercial Obligations	10
FINC 3014	Retirement and Succession Planning	10
LAWS 3067	Self-Managed Superannuation and Trusts	10
LAWS 3070	Taxation Law	10
Total Credit Points		80

Elective subjects can be chosen from among those subjects available within the University.

Equivalent Subjects  

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
ACCT 1005	Accounting in Context	10
LAWS 1001	Enterprise Law	10
ECON 1011	Principles of Economics	10
Select one of the following:		10
ECON 1006	Introduction to Economic Methods
MATH 1030	Statistics for Business
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
ACCT 1007	Financial Accounting Applications	10
ECON 2002	Corporate Financial Management	10
LAWS 2010	Law of Business Organisations	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	40
Year 2
Autumn session
ACCT 2005	Techniques in Financial Accounting	10
ACCT 1010	Management Accounting Fundamentals	10
LAWS 3070	Taxation Law	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
ACCT 3001	Accounting Information Systems	10
ACCT 3003	Accounting Standards and Governance	10
ACCT 2001	Contemporary Management Accounting	10
FINC 3014	Retirement and Succession Planning	10
	Credit Points	40
Year 3
Autumn session
ACCT 3007	Corporate Accounting Systems	10
LAWS 4003	Advanced Taxation Law	10
LAWS 2005	Financial Services Law	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
ACCT 3006	Auditing and Assurance Services	10
ACCT 3011	The Accountant as a Consultant	10
LAWS 3067	Self-Managed Superannuation and Trusts	10
LAWS 2016	Law of Commercial Obligations	10
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	240

Part-time

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
ACCT 1005	Accounting in Context	10
LAWS 1001	Enterprise Law	10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
ECON 1011	Principles of Economics	10
Select one of the following:		10
MATH 1030	Statistics for Business
ECON 1006	Introduction to Economic Methods
	Credit Points	20
Year 2
Autumn session
ACCT 1007	Financial Accounting Applications	10
ECON 2002	Corporate Financial Management	10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
ACCT 1010	Management Accounting Fundamentals	10
LAWS 2010	Law of Business Organisations	10
	Credit Points	20
Year 3
Autumn session
ACCT 2005	Techniques in Financial Accounting	10
ACCT 2001	Contemporary Management Accounting	10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
LAWS 3070	Taxation Law	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	20
Year 4
Autumn session
ACCT 3001	Accounting Information Systems	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
FINC 3014	Retirement and Succession Planning	10
ACCT 3003	Accounting Standards and Governance	10
	Credit Points	20
Year 5
Autumn session
ACCT 3007	Corporate Accounting Systems	10
LAWS 4003	Advanced Taxation Law	10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
ACCT 3006	Auditing and Assurance Services	10
LAWS 3067	Self-Managed Superannuation and Trusts	10
	Credit Points	20
Year 6
Autumn session
LAWS 2005	Financial Services Law	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
LAWS 2016	Law of Commercial Obligations	10
ACCT 3011	The Accountant as a Consultant	10
	Credit Points	20
	Total Credit Points	240

Minor elective spaces

Elective subjects may be used toward obtaining an additional approved minor (40 credit points).  Western Sydney University offers minors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Global Sustainability Minor 
Indigenous Australian Studies Minor

Western Sydney University also offers the following innovative transdisciplinary minors which we encourage those students who have elective space to consider.

Equitable Technologies
Urban Evolution
Migration and Global Change  
Personal Innovation    
Innovating, Creating and Problem Solving 
Eco-Socially Conscious Design and Manufacturing
Water for Life 
Climate Justice
Global Workplaces
Innovating For Humans 
Creative Living for Cultural Wellbeing  
Ideate.Strategise.Innovate.
Humanising Data

Search for majors and minors

Students can apply for an elective minor via MySR.

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Equivalent Subjects

The subjects listed below count towards completion of the program for students who may have passed subjects in the list in 2022 or earlier.

FINC 1001 - Management Accounting Fundamentals, replaced by ACCT 1010 Management Accounting Fundamentals

JUST 2011 Law of Commercial Obligations, replaced by LAWS 2016 Law of Commercial Obligations

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