Tax

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.

Melbourne Law School offers an extensive range of tax law subjects for graduates in law or graduates of other disciplines with relevant professional experience.

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 Ali Noroozi, Director of Studies, International Tax and 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

Tax study options

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. There are compulsory subjects depending on the chosen course of study. International students are required to take Foundations of Tax Law.

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
Taxation of Superannuation	12.5	25 February - 3 March *	On campus	Bryce Figot, Daniel Butler
Corporate Tax A	12.5	Semester 1, 2 March - 31 May, Tuesday evenings	Online	Frank O'Loughlin KC, Mia Clarebrough, Stewart Grieve, Nasos Kaskani
Tax Avoidance and Planning	12.5	Semester 1, 2 March - 31 May 2026, Monday evenings	On campus	The Hon Tony Pagone AM KC, Lachlan Molesworth
Tax of Business and Investment Income	12.5	Semester 1, 2 March - 31 May 2026, Wednesday evenings	On campus	Michelle Herring, Mark Gioskos
Foundations of Tax Law	12.5	11 - 17 March *	On campus	Professor Sunita Jogarajan
Tax Policy	12.5	25 - 31 March *	On campus	Paul Tilley
Comparative International Tax	12.5	15 - 21 April *	On campus	Professor Georg Kofler
Taxation of Trusts	12.5	29 April - 5 May *	On campus	Terry Murphy KC, Andrew de Wijn, Gareth Redenbach
Transfer Pricing: Practice and Problems	12.5	6 - 12 May *	On campus	Professor Michael Kobetsky, Shannon Smit
International Tax: Principles and Structure	12.5	20 - 26 May *	On campus	David Watkins, Jonathan Hill
Capital Gains Tax: Problems in Practice	12.5	27 May - 2 June *	On campus	Michael Flynn KC, Anna Wilson
Goods and Services Tax	12.5	17 - 23 June *	On campus	Angela Lee, Chris Sievers
Tariffs and Taxes in China	12.5	1 - 7 July *	On campus	Associate Professor Li Na
Tax Litigation	12.5	Semester 2, 27 July - 25 October, Monday evenings	On campus	Eugene Wheelahan KC, Melanie Baker KC, Joel Phillips
Tax of Business and Investment Income	12.5	Semester 2, 27 July - 25 October, Tuesday evenings	Online	Mark Gioskos, David Vuong
Tax of Employment and Personal Services	12.5	Semester 2, 27 July - 25 October, Wednesday evenings	Online	Stephen Chen
Foundations of Tax Law	12.5	5 - 11 August *	On campus	Professor Sunita Jogarajan
Tax Treaties	12.5	19 - 25 August *	On campus	Professor Emeritus Richard Vann
International Tax: Principles and Structure	12.5	2 - 8 September *	On campus	David Watkins, Jonathan Hill
Capital Gains Tax: Problems in Practice	12.5	7 - 13 October *	Online	Michael Flynn KC, Anna Wilson
International Tax: Advanced Topics	12.5	7 - 13 October *	On campus	Dr Mark Brabazon SC
Tax Administration	12.5	11 - 17 November *	On campus	Professor Ali Noroozi
Corporate Tax A	12.5	18 - 24 November *	On campus	Frank O'Loughlin KC, Stewart Grieve, Nasos Kaskani, Andrew Korlos
Corporate Tax B	12.5	25 November - 1 December *	On campus	Aldrin De Zilva, Michael Charles
Comparative Corporate Tax	12.5	9 - 15 December *	On campus	Professor Peter Harris

^{*Excluding the weekend}

Learn more about our tax law program

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. Learn more from Prof Miranda Stewart, a former Director of Studies in the program.

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