TAX LAW - 2020/1

Module Overview

Tax Law introduces students to basic elements of tax law, explores a number of the most important questions in tax policy, and examines a range of topics in UK tax law. The module provides an overview of various kinds of taxation including income, consumption, inheritance and corporate taxation and explains basic features of the UK system of tax law and tax administration. Topics in tax policy include theories of tax fairness, debates over the tax base and progressive taxation, tax competition and international tax planning, and environmental taxes. UK tax law topics include income from employment, income from trading, income from land, capital allowances, capital gains tax, corporation tax, VAT, inheritance tax, and tax avoidance.

Module provider

School of Law

Module Leader

LINDSAY Ira (Schl of Law)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 6

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None

Module content

I Introduction to Taxation

1. Types of Taxes
   
   
   
   • Income
   
   
   • Consumption
   
   
   • Payroll
   
   
   • Inheritance
   
   
   • Corporation
   
   
   
   


2. Individual Income Taxation


3. Business Taxation


4. UK Public Finance


5. UK Tax Administration and Procedure

1. The Tax Base


2. Progressive Taxation


3. The Political Economy of Taxation


4. International Taxation and Tax Competition


5. Taxation as Regulation: “Pigouvian Taxes”

1. Income from Employment


2. Income from Trading


3. Income from Land


4. Capital Allowances


5. Capital Gains Tax


6. Inheritance Tax


7. Corporation Tax


8. VAT


9. Tax Avoidance

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

A final summative exam will be required for the course; a formative exam will also be provided that will be marked but will not count toward the final grade.

Module aims

• This module aims to introduce students to UK tax law and to several important debates in tax policy. Students will learn basic concepts in individual, business, and international taxation, become familiar with several areas of UK tax law, and consider various approaches to tax policy. Because taxation is a subject that cuts across disciplinary boundaries, the module will consider perspectives from a range of fields including law, economics, political philosophy and history.

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The module will be delivered by eleven 2 hour lectures and six 1 hour tutorials.

The students are expected to complete the Essential Reading for each seminar. The reading for each lecture will be limited to a reasonable amount with the expectation then that the students will complete the reading.

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

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Programmes this module appears in

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2020/1 academic year.