Specialising at Melbourne Law School
From a Specialist Certificate to Master degrees, there is a high level of flexibility for busy professionals to build their knowledge and experience in tax law.
We work closely with the profession to innovate and offer an evolving range of subjects and courses so lawyers, accountants and others can choose how they wish to advance their knowledge and stay up-to-date in their field.
Professor Sunita Jogarajan, Director of Studies, Tax
The tax program provides a unique opportunity to learn directly from senior members of the legal profession. In addition to allowing me to broaden my knowledge in a diverse range of tax topics, the practical experience has helped to refine my skills in putting this knowledge to work as an advocate.
Benjamin Lancaster, Master of Laws graduate
Planning your tax study
Melbourne Law School offers an extensive range of tax law subjects for graduates in law or graduates of other disciplines with relevant professional experience.
These range from a grounding in the fundamentals of Australian and international taxation law to advanced, specialised subjects exploring comparative trends and current developments in taxation law and policy including tax systems of major trading partners such as the US and Asian countries.
All subjects are taught by leading Australian and international tax experts. Some are taught throughout a semester with many delivered as short, five-day intensives.
Students complete a number of credit points depending on the qualification they are working towards. A combination of 6.25 and 12.5 credit point subjects can be undertaken to reach the required credits for each qualification. There are compulsory subjects depending on the chosen course of study. International students are required to take Foundations of Tax Law.
Subjects available for 2024
Practitioners who do not wish to enrol in a degree course can enrol in individual subjects for professional development purposes.
Subject | Credit points | Offered | Delivery mode | Teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Gains Tax: Problems in Practice | 12.5 | Semester 2, Wednesdays, 5.30 - 8pm | Online | Michael Flynn KC, Anna Wilson |
| Capital Gains Tax: Problems in Practice | 12.5 | 10 - 16 April * | On campus | Michael Flynn KC, Anna Wilson |
| Chinese Tax Law and Policy | 6.25 | 1 - 3 May | On campus | Associate Professor Li Na |
| Comparative Corporate Tax | 12.5 | 18 - 24 September * | On campus | Professor Peter Harris |
| Corporate Tax A (Shareholders, Debt and Equity) | 12.5 | Semester 1, Wednesdays, 6 - 8pm | Online | Mia Clarebrough, Stewart Grieve, Nasos Kaskani, Frank O'Loughlin KC |
| Corporate Tax A (Shareholders, Debt and Equity) | 12.5 | 13 - 19 November * | On campus | Mia Clarebrough, Stewart Grieve, Nasos Kaskani, Frank O'Loughlin KC |
| Corporate Tax B (Consolidation and Losses) | 12.5 | 7 - 13 August * | On campus | Aldrin De Zilva, Michael Charles |
| Current Issues in International Tax | 12.5 | 14 - 20 February * | On campus | Professor David Duff |
| Foundations of Tax Law | 12.5 | 28 February - 5 March * | On campus | David Babovic |
| Foundations of Tax Law | 12.5 | 24 - 30 July * | On campus | David Babovic |
| Global Digital Tax | 6.25 | 2 - 4 October | Online | Heydon Wardell-Burrus |
| Goods and Services Tax | 12.5 | 4 - 10 September * | On campus | Angela Lee, Chris Sievers |
| International Tax: Advanced Topics | 12.5 | 27 November - 3 December * | On campus | Dr Mark Brabazon SC |
| International Tax: Principles and Structure | 12.5 | 22 - 28 May * | On campus | Jonathan Hill, David Watkins |
| International Tax: Principles and Structure | 12.5 | 9 - 15 October * | On campus | Jonathan Hill, David Watkins |
| International Taxation in the US | 12.5 | 17 - 26 July * | On campus | Professor David Rosenbloom |
| Superannuation Law and Policy | 12.5 | 6 - 12 November * | On campus | Dr Emily Millane |
| Tax Avoidance and Planning | 12.5 | Semester 1, Mondays, 6 - 8pm | On campus | The Hon Jennifer Davies KC, The Hon Tony Pagone AM KC, Lachlan Molesworth |
| Tax Litigation | 12.5 | Semester 2, Mondays, 5.30 - 8pm | On campus | Melanie Baker KC, Joel Phillips, Eugene Wheelahan KC |
| Tax of Business and Investment Income | 12.5 | Semester 1, Tuesdays, 6 - 8pm | On campus | Michelle Herring, Tim Neilson |
| Tax of Business and Investment Income | 12.5 | 28 August - 3 September * | Dual-Delivery (BSL) | Mark Gioskos, David Vuong |
| Tax of Innovation | 6.25 | 5 - 7 June | On campus | Michael Charles, Piotr Klank, Hank Sciberras |
| Tax Policy | 12.5 | 17 - 23 April * | On campus | Paul Tilley |
| Tax Treaties | 12.5 | 4 - 10 December * | On campus | Associate Professor Michael Kobetsky |
| Tax Treaties: International Perspectives | 12.5 | 19 - 25 June * | On campus | Dr Dhruv Janssen-Sanghavi |
| Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises | 12.5 | 31 July - 6 August * | On campus | Paul Hockridge, Mark Morris |
| Taxation of Trusts | 12.5 | 13 - 19 March * | On campus | Terry Murphy KC, Gareth Redenbach, Andrew de Wijn |
| Transfer Pricing: Practice and Problems | 12.5 | 20 - 26 March * | Online | Associate Professor Michael Kobetsky, Shannon Smit |
*Excluding the weekend
BSL=blended synchronous learning
For more information on upcoming subjects, please refer to our MLM Tax and International Tax subject guide for 2024.
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