ELE 3752 Corporate and International Taxation - RE-SIT EXAMINATION

ELE 3752 Corporate and International Taxation - RE-SIT EXAMINATION

Course code: 
ELE 3752
Department: 
Law and Governance
Credits: 
7.5
Course coordinator: 
Eivind Furuseth
Course name in Norwegian: 
Selskapsbeskatning og internasjonal skatterett - KONTINUASJONSEKSAMEN
Product category: 
Bachelor
Portfolio: 
Bachelor - Electives
Semester: 
2017 Autumn
Active status: 
Re-sit exam
Resit exam semesters: 
2017 Autumn
Resit exam info

Kurset ble undervist siste gang høsten 2015. Kontinuasjon ble tilbudt høsten 2016 og siste kontinuasjon tilbys høsten 2017.

Teaching language: 
Norwegian
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

The course aims at providing an initial basis for students enabling them to understand taxation issues of the business sector. Since tax law is increasingly comprehensive, technically complex and globalized, the financial and legal decisions for businesses will often be dependent on the tax consequences. This aspect will also be vital for decision-making in a private or public organization.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

On completion of the course the students shall have:

  • Acquired knowledge about essential corporate tax issues
  • Gained an insight into business taxation
  • Gained an understanding of international tax issues

 

Learning outcomes - Skills

On completion of the course the students shall be able to:

  • Identify central issues in corporate and business taxation as well as transboundary revenues.
  • Find the main legal sources and apply rules of law to relevant issues that concern limited company taxation, taxation of partnerships and transboundary revenues, as well as selected topics within business taxation, including the enterprise model
  • Have a good starting point for further work on tax law in the private or public sector and be able to assess the tax consequences of important tax decisions.
     
Learning Outcome - Reflection
  • The students shall have developed a conscious attitude concerning the social importance of loyal compliance with tax rules.
Course content
  • General corporate taxation
  • Enterprise model
  • Partnership model
  • Tax exemption method
  • Shareholder income tax
  • Continuity principles
  • Conversion and restructuring
  • International tax law
    • Immigration and emigration
    • Residence taxation
    • Tax agreements
    • Credit rules
    • NOKUS rules (CFC)
Learning process and requirements to students

Students are introduced to the tax law part of Gyldendal Rettsdata and Lovdata online. Its learning and other teaching platforms.

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Additional information

For electives re-sit is normally offered at the next scheduled course. If an elective is discontinued or is not initiated in the semester it is offered, re-sit will be offered in the electives ordinary semester.

Qualifications

Higher Education Entrance Qualification.

Required prerequisite knowledge

It is recommended that students take this course together with or after they have taken JUR 3677 Tax and Charge Law or JUR 3601 Tax and Charge.

Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Written submission
Invigilation
Weight: 
100
Grouping: 
Individual
Support materials: 
  • BI-approved exam calculator
  • Simple calculator
  • Laws and regulations, including offprints of laws and law drafts
  • Compilation of tax laws (Gjems-Onstad or Jarøy) with comments
Duration: 
5 Hour(s)
Exam code: 
ELE37521
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination when next scheduled course
Exam organisation: 
Ordinary examination
Total weight: 
100
Student workload
ActivityDurationComment
Teaching
30 Hour(s)
Prepare for teaching
45 Hour(s)
Student's own work with learning resources
40 Hour(s)
Group work / Assignments
65 Hour(s)
Examination
20 Hour(s)
Eksamen + midtsemesteroppgave.
Sum workload: 
200

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.