Course: Tax System and Financial Law

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Course title Tax System and Financial Law
Course code MUFU/2DSFE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jarolímová Blanka, Ing.
Course content
- Basic Tax Concepts - Role of Taxes in the Economy - Tax Incidence, Effectiveness of Taxation - Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Effects of Taxation - Theory of Income and Property Taxes - Theory of Excise and Environmental Protection Taxes - Social Security Contributions - Value Added Tax Principles - Tax system of the Czech Republic - individual taxes of the Czech Republic Tax System and their calculation - International Taxation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Individual work of students
  • Preparation for examination - 20 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 39 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
knowledge of English at least at the B1 level
knowledge of English at least at the B1 level
learning outcomes
Explain the principles of the historical development of taxes
Explain the principles of the historical development of taxes
Define the role of taxes in ty economy and basic tax concepts
Define the role of taxes in ty economy and basic tax concepts
Define the theories of income, excise, and property taxes
Define the theories of income, excise, and property taxes
Describe the general structural elements and principles of taxation
Describe the general structural elements and principles of taxation
Acquire the general knowledge of the tax system of the Czech Republic, its organization and administration
Acquire the general knowledge of the tax system of the Czech Republic, its organization and administration
Skills
Explain the theories of income, excise, and property taxes
Explain the theories of income, excise, and property taxes
Describe the macroeconomic and microeconomic effects of taxation on individual objects of taxation and the efficiency of taxation
Describe the macroeconomic and microeconomic effects of taxation on individual objects of taxation and the efficiency of taxation
Compare the national tax system of the student's country with the tax system of the Czech Republic and draw conclusions
Compare the national tax system of the student's country with the tax system of the Czech Republic and draw conclusions
Evaluate the differences in the collection of direct and indirect taxes in both systems
Evaluate the differences in the collection of direct and indirect taxes in both systems
Apply the basic methods of international double taxation
Apply the basic methods of international double taxation
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Individual work of students
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Individual work of students
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Written examination
Oral examination
Oral examination
Written examination
Essay
Essay
Recommended literature
  • AGRAWAL, D.C. Basic Concepts of International Taxation. Taxmann, 2016. ISBN 978-9-3507-1968-8.
  • ALSTOTT,A. Taxation in Six Concepts: A Student's Guide. CCH Inc.; Student edition, 2015. ISBN 978-0808042983.
  • BERNARDI,I., CHANDLER, M.W.S., GANDULLIA, L. Tax Systems and Tax Reforms in New EU Member States. Routledge, 2012. ISBN 978-0-415-65433-3.
  • BORIA, P. Taxation in European Union. Springer International Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-53918-.
  • 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.
  • PANAYI, CH. European Union Corporate Tax Law. Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1107018990.
  • SPENGEL, Ch., OESTREICHER, A. Common Corporate Tax Base in the EU. Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. ISBN 978-3-7908-2755-2.


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