Fundamentals of Tax Administration
PostgraduateCUR-TAXA50212025
Previously CUR-GCT500
Course information for 2025 intake
Get to know the building blocks of Australian tax. Understand how the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) works – including income tax legislation and the Taxation Administration Act.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 25 May 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 2 June 2025,
- 1 Dec 2025
- Price from
- $4,183
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Fundamentals of Tax Administration
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- describe the tax administration of the Australian Taxation System, including audits , investigations, administrative and judicial review avenues
- explain tax planning and procedures and tax avoidance and Australian Taxation Office procedures for dealing with objections, appeals and rulings systems
- discuss tax legislation and specific legal principles that govern tax administration in Australia
- evaluate the professional responsibilities, including the role of a tax agent, within considerations of ethics and obligations toward stakeholders.
- Areas of audits
- Investigations and administrative and judicial review avenues
- Tax planning
- Tax avoidance
- Procedures associated with dealing with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) through objections, appeals and the rulings systems
- Professional responsibilities in the tax area including the role of a Tax Agent and their obligations towards their clients and the Australian Taxation Office
This subject will focus on the tax administration of the Australian taxation system. The subject is designed to introduce students to the way in which the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) administers income tax legislation and associated legislation such as the Taxation Administration Act.
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- Essay (35%)
- Case Study (35%)
- Presentation (30%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-GCT-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Taxation Practice
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:
CUR-MT531-Fundamentals of Australian Tax Law (no longer available)
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
CUR-GCT500-Fundamentals of Tax Administration (no longer available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Taxation Practice
PostgraduateCUR-GCT-GCE