Course Title: Prepare income tax returns for individuals
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5260
Course Title: Prepare income tax returns for individuals
Portfolio: BUS
Nominal Hours: 60.0
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
ACCT5311C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
650T TAFE Business |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2012 |
Course Contact: Bruce Philips
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99255735
Course Contact Email: bruce.phillips@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
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 has application to a variety of financial services sectors and is applicable to individuals working within enterprises and job roles that may be subject to licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements. The Tax Practitioner’s Board has set specific educational and experience requirements for registration of tax agents that must be met.
If you are undertaking this course in Melbourne from semester 2, 2012 onwards your teacher will advise you if you require access to a computer for the course. It is recommended that you have access to a mobile computing device to allow greater flexibility in terms of where you can work on campus outside class times.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Nil.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
FNSACC502A Prepare income tax returns for individuals |
Elements: |
1. Gather and verify data |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework, assignments, group and/or individual projects, in class exercises, written and practical tests, problem solving exercises, presentations, direct observation of actual and simulated work practice, presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files, review of products produced through work-based or course activities.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Students will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check their progress