Course: Taxes

» List of faculties » FAM » MUFU
Course title Taxes
Course code MUFU/1DANE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kirschnerová Pavlína, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to tax theory. The system of public revenues and the role of taxes in the state's fiscal policy. The issue of social and health insurance The theory of direct taxes and personal income tax and its optimization Taxation of personal income from employment Taxation of income from the independent activity of individuals Capital income, rental income, and other income. Corporate income taxation, tax base adjustment, and tax assessment Specifics of tax and non-tax cost items Theory of Real Estate Taxation Value-added tax and its application Consumer and environmental tax theory

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises
  • Preparation for course credit - 15 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of mathematics, basics of economics and financial accounting.
Knowledge of mathematics, basics of economics and financial accounting.
learning outcomes
characterize basic tax concepts, tax system, its organization and administration
characterize basic tax concepts, tax system, its organization and administration
explain the role of taxes within the fiscal policy of the state
explain the role of taxes within the fiscal policy of the state
describe the general structural elements of the tax
describe the general structural elements of the tax
explain the principles of income and property taxes, value-added tax and the role of excise and environmental taxes
explain the principles of income and property taxes, value-added tax and the role of excise and environmental taxes
characterize the principles of the elimination of double taxation
characterize the principles of the elimination of double taxation
Skills
evaluate tax systems in different countries
evaluate tax systems in different countries
calculate individual income tax
calculate individual income tax
evaluate the effects of quasi-taxes
evaluate the effects of quasi-taxes
optimize income taxes
optimize income taxes
apply in practice the Agreements for the elimination of double taxation
apply in practice the Agreements for the elimination of double taxation
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Written examination
Written examination
Oral examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Czech tax laws and related regulations, as amended.
  • BORIA, P. Taxation in European Union.. Springer International Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-53918-8.
  • EUROPEAN COMMISSION. Taxation Trends in the European Union. Data for the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2016. ISBN 978-92-79-57441-2.
  • JAMES, S., NOBES, CH. The Economics of Taxation.. Birmingham, 2016. ISBN 978-1906201 326.
  • OECD. Taxation and Skills, OECD Tax Policy Studies, No. 24. Paris: OECD Publishing. ISBN 978-92-64-26937-8.
  • PANAYI, CH. European Union Corporate Tax Law. Cambridge: University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1107018990.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester