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Taxation of Financial Products - LEGT3758
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School:  Aus School of Tax and Bus Law
 
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LEGT2751
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 3 (more info)
 
   
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

This course deals with the taxation treatment of financial products. It examines the current classifications of financial products for tax purposes and the tax consequences that flow from those classifications. Topics dealt with include: public offers of equity and debt instruments; hybrid securities; discounted and deferred interest securities; derivatives; foreign exchange gains and losses; asset financing; lease financing; and international taxation issues associated with financial products.

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