Professor Kees Van Raad from Leiden University will teach this intensive first semester unit of study in early March 2010.

The unit provides an overview of the income tax system of the Netherlands and a detailed analysis of the most important legislative and treaty rules of the Netherlands in the international income tax area, especially in dealings with Australia.

Topics to be examined include:

• Taxation of inbound investment in the Netherlands
• Taxation of outbound investment in the Netherlands
• Transfer pricing in the Netherlands
• Netherlands tax treaties
• Australia Netherlands Tax Treaty and Impact of EU law

Kees van Raad is Professor of International Tax Law at the University of Leiden (The Netherlands),Chairman of the International Tax Center Leiden and Director of the Leiden Adv LLM Program in International Tax Law.

In addition to his Leiden chair, he holds professorial appointments at the New York University Law School (USA) as a member of its Global Law Faculty and at Peking University Law School (China) as a permanent Visiting Professor.

Currently, Kees van Raad is Chairman of the Board of the Association of European Tax Professors and a Member of the Permanent Scientific Committee of the International Fiscal Association.

The unit is available to study through the following Sydney Law School degree programmes:

• Master of Laws (LLM) or Graduate Diploma in Law (GradDipLaw)
• Master of Global Law (MGlobL)
• Master of Business Law (MBL)
• Master of International Business and Law (MIntBus&Law)
• Graduate Diploma in International Business Law (GradDipIntBusLaw)
• Master of Taxation (MTax) or Graduate Diploma in Taxation (GradDipTax)
• Master of International Taxatio (MIntTax)

Candidates can also enrol in the subject on a Legal Professional Development (LPD), Single Unit Enrolment or Cross-Institutional basis.

For further enquiries or to apply or enrol, please contact the Postgraduate Team.

The course will be taught in an intensive format, 10-11 & 15-16 March 2010