Taxation Specialisation

Lawyers wishing to gain an LLM qualification now have the opportunity to obtain deeper and specialist knowledge in the dynamic area of taxation. This specialisation in Taxation harnesses the prestige and academic expertise of the Law School, and the Australian School of Taxation & Business Law at the Australian School of Business.

The taxation courses can be studied by flexible distance, weekly face to face classes in Sydney CBD or intensive courses, usually at UNSW’s Kensington campus.

Students must complete a minimum of 3 courses (18uoc) offered by UNSW Law; a minimum of 4 courses (24uoc) offered by the Australian School of Taxation and Business Law; and 1 additional law or taxation course (6uoc).

LLM (Taxation) courses:

Law courses:

The law courses for this program include most courses offered in the Master of Laws program.

Australian School of Business courses:

• Asia Pacific Tax Regimes
• Comparative Tax Systems
• Consolidations & Group Structures
• Current Research Problems in Taxation
• Double Tax Agreements
• Goods & Services Tax: Design and Structure
• International Tax Research
• International Tax: Design & Structure
• International Tax: Anti Avoidance
• Principles of Australian International Tax
• Principles of Goods & Services Tax Law
• Principles of Revenue Administration
• Research Methods in Taxation
• Self Managed Superannuation Funds Law
• Tax Administration Process
• Tax Policy
• Tax Risk Management
• Taxation of Capital Gains
• Taxation of Corporate Finance
• Taxation of Corporations
• Taxation of Employee Remuneration
• Taxation of Property Transactions
• Taxation of Superannuation
• Taxation of Trusts
• Taxation Strategies in Financial Planning

Course offerings may vary. Refer to Law timetable for courses on offer.

Visit UNSW Online Handbook for further information about this LLM specialisation.