JUR 3601 Tax and charge
JUR 3601 Tax and charge
This course is part of the statutory curriculum for approval as a Norwegian certified accountant. The programme meets the requirements of the certified accountant regulation of 8 February 1999 no. 196 (education requirements for certified accountants).
The course will give the students knowledge about Norwegian legislation on taxation, including in-depth knowledge about the Norwegian legislation on taxation of persons and business taxation of companies and private enterprises, in addition to VAT and employers' national insurance contributions. This includes tax on capital and tax on income, as well as taxation of capital owned by companies.
Furthermore, this includes transactions related to ownership and equity, termination and liquidation of companies and how to determine tax values of possessions received as gifts or inheritage.
Regulation regarding the taxation system, tax payment and overriding of the tax return, is also included.
The students should be able to produce annual taxation reports for accountable and non-accountable businesses. The students should also be able - with reference to actual legislation - to address and discuss definite issues regarding taxation, VAT and national insurance. The students will also have basic knowledge regarding personal taxation.
This includes:
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Taxation of persons, including tax deductions
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Define taxable income, deductible costs and correct tax period for common business income (sole proprietorships, limited companies and partnerships)
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Calculate tax cost and payable tax for limited companies
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Produce tax base for owners of private limited companies, partnerships and sole proprietorships
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Handle taxable conversion of sole proprietorship to private limited company
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Consider taxable effects of transfer of business
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Consider the VAT effects of a business
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Handle common VAT transactions
On completion of the course the students should be conscious of the importance of accurate tax and VAT reporting. Have basic understanding of aspects regarding tax planning and be able to make ethic reflections in this area.
Knowledge about Norwegian tax and charge rules, including:
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Capital and income taxation of individual sole proprietorships and private companies
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Value-added tax
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Equity transactions and other transactions with the owners that can lead to taxation
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Taxation of termination of sole proprietorships and liquidation of enterprises and conversion of companies
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Employers contribution
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The basic rules concerning capital and income taxation of personal taxpayers
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Capital taxation of privat companies and partnerships
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Relevant regulations on tax deductions
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Main principles on how to determine tax values of possessions received as gifts or inheritage
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Tax planning and ethical reflections
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Basic knowledge about the tax and charge administration
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Central regulation on administrative changes of a person's or company's tax report
The course consists of 90 contact hours with lectures.
E-learning
In course delivery as online courses, lecturer will, in collaboration with the student administration, organize an appropriate course implementation, combining different learning activities and digital elements on the learning platform. Online students are also offered a study guide that will contribute to progression and overview. Total recommended time spent for completing the course also applies here.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
Teaching
Information about what is taught on campus and other digital forms will be presented with the lecture plan before the start of the course each semester.
The course requires knowledge corresponding to following courses or equivalent:
BØK 3422 Managerial Accounting, BØK 3423 Finance, BØK 3532 Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis, BØK 3541 Managerial Accounting and Control.
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Invigilation Weight: 100 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 6 Hour(s) Exam code: JUR36012 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
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Teaching | 90 Hour(s) | |
Prepare for teaching | 60 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 124 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 120 Hour(s) | |
Examination | 6 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 15 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 400 hours.