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LAWS6946: Tax Treaties Special Issues

2022 unit information

This advanced unit considers specialised topics in the area of tax treaties, largely reflecting the work of the OECD and United Nations on tax treaties currently and in the last decade, particularly the OECD/G20 project on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). Topics covered include OECD and UN policy development processes, high value services and the digital economy, transfer pricing, harmful tax practices, treaty abuse, non-discrimination, entities and tax treaties (especially partnerships and collective investment vehicles), transparency and assistance in collection, dispute resolution, and the BEPS multilateral instrument. Upon completion of this unit, students will have a detailed understanding of the current driving forces and issues in the development of tax treaties and other international tax standards.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Sydney Law School

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Law
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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As this is an advanced unit, it is assumed that students undertaking this unit have successfully completed LAWS6177 Tax Treaties

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. identify and critically assess the policies underlying the legal rules on taxation covered in this unit of study
  • LO2. interpret the current legal rules on taxation covered in this unit of study and justify your analysis
  • LO3. evaluate and suggest alternatives to the current legal rules on taxation covered in this unit of study
  • LO4. apply the current legal rules on taxation covered by this unit of study to practical problems

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Intensive October - November 2020
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive October - November 2022
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive October - November 2022
Block mode Remote

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