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Postgraduate study in Laws:

Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate

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Taxation of business enterprises

Students are advised that 'Taxation of business enterprises' is an advanced course and as such demands some understanding or previous knowledge of tax law. If students have not previously studied tax law at undergraduate level or have no experience of it in practice, it is advised that they undertake the 'Taxation principles and policy' course alongside 'Taxation of business enterprises'.

Section A: Introduction to business enterprises and general principles of business taxation
· Business enterprises
· Taxation of income
· Taxation of capital
· Introduction to corporation tax
Section B: Practical elements and complications in taxation of business principles
· Trading stock
· Capital allowances
· Loss relief
· Loan relationships
Section C: Group structures and reorganisations relevant to taxation business principles
· Groups
· Consortia
· Distributions
· Share reorganisations
Section D: Elements of international business taxation
· Controlled foreign companies and anti avoidance
· Transfer pricing
· Foreign element
· VAT
Sequence:
Section A, followed by Section B, followed by Section C, followed by Section D.
Textbooks:
Tiley and Collison’s UK Tax Guide [current edition] (London: LexisNexis Tolley)

Tolley’s Yellow Tax Handbook [current edition] (London: Butterworths)