LAWS6124 - Stamp Duties

Objectives

• Understand the policy underlying stamp duty taxation.
• Learn the detailed rules applicable under stamp duty legislation.
• Apply the rules to a variety of common commercial transactions.

Content

Overview of stamp duties, including constitutional issues; transfer duty; declarations of trust; valuations; land-rich entities; and land tax.

Session

Semester 2 2010
Tuesday Evenings, 6-8pm

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

• 1 x Class Assignment (40%)
• 1 x Exam (60%)

Assumed Knowledge

It is recommended that candidates who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate tax unit in Australia in the past five years undertake LAWS 6825 - The Impact of Taxation on Business Structures & Operations before or
concurrently with this unit.

Courses this unit is available in

Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Global Law | Master of Business Law | Graduate Diploma in Corporate, Securities and Finance Law | Master of Taxation | Graduate Diploma in Taxation