This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to prepare non-complex income tax returns for individuals in accordance with statutory requirements, and encompasses gathering and verifying data, calculating taxable income and reviewing compliance. This unit applies to accountants and tax specialists who prepare non-complex tax individual returns.

This course enhances the skills and knowledge in the following areas;

• Introduction to income tax,
• Assessable income,
• Capital Gains,
• Exempt income and non-assessable non-exempt income,
• Annuities and foreign investments,
• Termination Payments,
• Small business entities,
• Trading stock,
• General deductions,
• Specific deductions,
• Decline in value and capital allowances,
• Tax offsets,
• Income tax returns - individuals, and
• Tax losses.

Career Opportunities:   This course is perfect for those wishing to become a registered tax agent.

Professional Accreditation: 

The unit meets the Australian Tax Practitioner Board educational requirements for Tax Agent registration and or renewal of Registration. 

Persons seeking Tax Agent registration should check with the Tax Practitioners Board for details of current specific individual educational requirements, including those relating to experience and, fitness and propriety.

Course Admission Requirements (CAR): Not applicable.

Assessments:

Assessments may include, but are not limited to: online activities and validation assessments as prescribed within each unit of competency. 

Online activities                 

The TAFE SA Learn application will host online activities that are designed to assess your understanding of the key theories and concepts of the course. These activities will provide you with the opportunity to test your own learning and to identify areas that may require further study. Once your activities have been submitted, you will be provided with solutions to check against your own work.

Validation assessment

The contents of the validation assessment will cover material discussed in the compulsory reading material and online activities. The exact form of the validation assessment will be unsupervised and/or supervised as prescribed within each course profile or advised by your lecturer/ teaching assistant. For more information, click on detail TAFE SA Assessment policy.

Study Mode: External online. For more information, click on detail study mode

Duration:  80 hours or 16 weeks.

Study Load:

TAFE SA Accounting and Finance division expects students to devote a total of 12 hours per week to each unit of study.

Fees:   

$650.00               

Fees  are subject to change

Payments Options:

TAFE SA understands that sometimes it is difficult for students to pay their fees and offers a number of options for  paying their course fees via VET FEE HELP, Fees-by-Instalments (FBI), Third party payments,  Credit card (pay online) and Australia Post to eligible students undertaking eligible courses. For more information, click on detail payment options.

Textbooks:

Required textbooks can be purchased from Unibooks via online, phone or in person. For more information,

• Click on Required textbooks
• Click on Unibooks contact details and textbook price.

Start Date:  When studying externally you may enrol and commence your study at any time.

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Student Policies:  

Students and staff at TAFE SA have a right to work and study in an environment free from harassment, discrimination or threatening behaviour. When enrolling at TAFE SA, students must agree to accept and abide by policies and procedures, follow rules and regulations, and participate in studies as directed by your program. For more information, click on detail student policies

Student Support:

TAFE SA aims to provide you with a high quality and positive learning environment. A range of services are available to support you during your study, enabling you to be successful in your chosen program of study.  For more information, click on detail student support

Further Information: 

Contact via Finance.online@tafesa.edu.au with your contact details and we will touch you within three business days.