{"ModuleCode":"LL4063V","ModuleTitle":"Business & Finance For Lawyers","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"To provide law students who intend to read commercial law electives with a foundation in accounting, finance and other related business concepts. It covers topics such as interpretation and analysis of standard financial statements, the types of players and instruments in the financial markets and the basic framework of a business investment market.The course will employ a hypothetical simulation where lawyers advise on several proposals involving the acquisition and disposal of assets by a client. The issues covered in the hypothetical will include asset valuation models, financing options and techniques, and compliance with accounting and regulatory frameworks.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently)","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4063.","AcadYear":"2015/2016","History":[{"Semester":1,"Timetable":[{"ClassNo":"1","LessonType":"Seminar-Style Module Class","WeekText":"Every Week","DayText":"Monday","StartTime":"1500","EndTime":"1800","Venue":"SR5-3"}],"IVLE":[{"Announcements":null,"Forums":[],"Workbins":[],"Webcasts":[],"Gradebooks":[],"Polls":[],"Multimedia":[],"LessonPlan":[],"ID":"09c69458-cd4a-4f37-b9b7-49d0bd6381ce","CourseLevel":"1","CourseCode":"LL4063V","CourseName":"BUSINESS & FINANCE FOR LAWYERS","CourseDepartment":"","CourseSemester":"Semester 1","CourseAcadYear":"2015/2016","CourseOpenDate":"/Date(1435497480000+0800)/","CourseOpenDate_js":"2015-06-28T21:18:00","CourseCloseDate":"/Date(1449244800000+0800)/","CourseCloseDate_js":"2015-12-05T00:00:00","CourseMC":"0","isActive":"Y","Permission":"S","Creator":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Phua Lye Huat,Stephen","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"cb84b20d-6461-4784-b30e-d457fa16aede","AccountType":null},"hasGradebookItems":false,"hasTimetableItems":true,"hasGroupsItems":false,"hasClassGroupsForSignUp":false,"hasGuestRosterItems":false,"hasClassRosterItems":false,"hasWeblinkItems":false,"hasLecturerItems":true,"hasDescriptionItems":true,"hasReadingItems":false,"hasAnnouncementItems":false,"hasProjectGroupItems":false,"hasProjectGroupsForSignUp":false,"hasConsultationItems":false,"hasConsultationSlotsForSignUp":false,"hasLessonPlanItems":false,"Badge":0,"BadgeAnnouncement":0,"WebLinks":[],"Lecturers":[{"ID":"f6a81f33-8546-43cd-acf5-6ed428febfce","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Phua Lye Huat,Stephen","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"cb84b20d-6461-4784-b30e-d457fa16aede","AccountType":null},"Role":"Lecturer ","Order":1,"ConsultHrs":null}],"Descriptions":[{"ID":"2e5f053b-8835-4692-be49-41f07234cfff","Title":"Prerequisites","Description":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. \r\n(b) Company Law or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently)","Order":2},{"ID":"3e5f053b-8835-4692-be49-41f07234cfff","Title":"Teaching Modes","Description":"Seminars and Project Consultations","Order":3},{"ID":"5e5f053b-8835-4692-be49-41f07234cfff","Title":"Synopsis","Description":"TOPIC ONE: Introduction to basic concepts in Income Tax
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\r\nTOPIC TWO: An introduction to the concepts of GST
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\r\nTOPIC THREE: Scheme of Income Taxation in Singapore
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\r\nTOPIC FOUR: Tax Issues in Choice of Jurisdiction - Singapore
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\r\nTOPIC FIVE: Tax Issues in Choice of Vehicle
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\r\nTOPIC SIX: Tax Implications of Raising Capital – Equity or Debt?
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\r\nTOPIC SEVEN: Tax Planning in Remuneration
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\r\nTOPIC EIGHT: Tax Issues in undertaking a Trade or Business
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\r\nTOPIC NINE: How to maximise deductions against taxable receipts?
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\r\nTOPIC TEN: Tax Planning – Limits of Tax Avoidance
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\r\nTOPIC NINE: Taxpayer Rights and Powers of the Tax Administration
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E: no. of hours for preparatory work by a student per week","Order":10}],"ReadingFormatted":[],"ReadingUnformatted":[]}],"Lecturers":["Phua Lye Huat,Stephen"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]}