Course overview

Are you a financial adviser registered with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB)?

Do you need to know about TASA and the Code of Professional Conduct?

Under the requirements of the TPB it is essential that registered agents are able to abide by and demonstrate their knowledge of the Tax Agents Services Act (TASA), including the Code of Professional Conduct as part of the requirements for registration and to be able to meet their statutory obligations in relation to the provision of tax agent services.

Kaplan has partnered with The Tax Institute to deliver this course which meets the TPB’s requirements under TPB (I) 10/2011. Kaplan’s TASA 2009 and TPB Code of Professional Conduct course is for financial advisers who provide tax (financial) advice services and are registered with the TPB as a tax (financial) adviser.

This course provides background and information on TASA 2009 and how it applies to financial advisers. The course also covers registration requirements, transitional provisions, the Code of Professional Conduct and administrative sanctions and penalties available to the TPB.

Please note: Kaplan’s subject Tax for Financial Advising is a Board approved course in Australian taxation law and therefore includes a component in the TASA, including the Code.

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Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Recall the objects of TASA 2009
• Quantify the Board’s power to apply to the Federal Court for an injunction
• List their obligations to notify the Board of a change of circumstances
• Recall the eligibility requirements for registration and any transitional provisions available
• Recognise the criteria for determining whether an individual is a fit and proper person
• Understand their obligations to comply with the standards and principles of the Code
• Link the administrative sanctions that may be imposed for specific breaches of the Code
• Relate civil penalty provisions to contraventions of conduct of registered and unregistered agents

This course comprises of one e-learning module with four units:

• The objects of TASA 2009
• Registration under TASA 2009
• The Code of Professional Conduct
• Administrative sanctions and civil penalty provisions

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Enrolment

You may enrol in this course at any time and begin studying immediately on enrolment.

Individuals are required to be aged 18 years or older to enrol in this course.

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Prerequisites

There are no entry or eligibility requirements for this qualification.

Exemptions

There are no exemptions for this subject.

Duration

Students have a total of 4 weeks to complete the assessment requirements for TASA 2009 and the TPB Code of Professional Conduct.
 
This subject will take students approximately 3-4 hours to complete.

An additional 2 weeks is available if students are required to resit an examination.

Delivery

This subject is delivered online as an e-Learning module and does not include hard copy notes.

Kaplan’s online learning portal KapLearn enables us to provide you with innovative, interactive learning resources and support. You can access KapLearn from anywhere at any time using a computer or mobile device that has internet access.

KapLearn is where you access subject notes, supplementary learning material, practice activities and assessments. KapLearn is also where you access ongoing support. The ‘Ask your tutor’ forum provides you with continuous technical support from subject matter experts.

Fees

Enrol directly into the TASA 2009 and the TPB Code of Professional Conduct subject for $150 (GST included).

For additional study-related fees refer to our fees document.

Assessment

The ‘TASA 2009 and the TPB Code of Professional Conduct’ is a one subject course.

Assessment for the subject is: 1 exam – Supervised, open book online multiple choice examination, two (2) attempts.

Kaplan’s exams

You must sit your first exam within 4 weeks of your enrolment date.

You are entitled to a first sit and one resit of an exam. To achieve an overall grade of ‘competent’ in the exam, you must achieve the nominated pass mark for each module in the exam. If you are deemed ‘not yet competent’ for a module, you are only required to attempt that module in the resit.

You can sit your exam while being supervised in your workplace or at a Kaplan office.

More detailed information about the exams are in the subject outline.

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Policies

Student policies

Individuals who enrol in a Kaplan Professional course are bound by our published policies, including the policy that sets out our rules for assessment. Individuals can review these policies here. The policies also assist individuals when their study program does not go as planned and they need extra support.

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Brochure

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