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Selected advanced topics within taxation.

Topics include the administration of tax, "tax as public law", the taxation of domestic and international trusts, international taxation and tax avoidance.

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Paper title Advanced Taxation
Subject Law
EFTS 0.1
Points 15 points
Teaching period Not offered in 2026 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $820.40
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
LAWS 416
Pre or Corequisite
Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
Limited to
LLB, LLB(Hons)
Notes
May not be credited together with LAWS475 passed in 2014.
Contact
law@otago.ac.nz
Teaching staff
Professor Shelley Griffiths
Textbooks
Course materials are provided by the Faculty.
Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this paper will gain an in-depth understanding of selected topics in taxation:

  • The administration of tax
  • "Tax as public law"
  • The taxation of domestic and international trusts
  • International taxation
  • Tax avoidance

Overview

Selected advanced topics within taxation.

About this paper

Paper title Advanced Taxation
Subject Law
EFTS 0.1
Points 15 points
Teaching period Semester 2 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
LAWS 416
Pre or Corequisite
Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
Limited to
LLB, LLB(Hons)
Notes
May not be credited together with LAWS475 passed in 2014.
Contact
law@otago.ac.nz
Teaching staff
Professor Shelley Griffiths
Textbooks

All course readings for this paper are provided by the Faculty on Aoroa.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this paper will gain an in-depth understanding of selected topics in taxation:

  • The administration of tax
  • "Tax as public law"
  • The taxation of domestic and international trusts
  • International taxation
  • Tax avoidance
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