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Create Social Impact While You Learn!

Step beyond the classroom and into the community. In this hands-on course, you’ll work directly with individuals and small businesses in serious hardship, providing free expert-led tax and accounting services, community education workshops, and advocating for systemic reform for social justice.

Why enrol?

  • Real world experience that sets you apart
  • Boost your career with practical skills
  • Learn from industry expert and passionate mentors
  • Sharpen your knowledge through applied learning
  • Create positive change in your community
  • Earn 6 units of credit through Work Integrated Learning
  • Advance social and economic justice through practical action

Real Clinic.
Real Clients.
Real Impact. 
Make a Difference

Helping people in serious financial distress, who would otherwise have no access to tax support. 

Thinking of enrolling or volunteering? Hear the benfits of past student's experiences.

TABL3033/5933 is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) and Final Year Synthesis course

Selected students join the ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Tax and Business Advisory Clinic team for one day a week (9am-5pm) across the 10 week teaching trimester, and attend five scheduled seminars. As interns, students work directly with the Clinic’s front-line team on real client matters, gaining hands-on experience in addressing genuine tax and business advisory cases. This immersive experience boosts professional competencies and practical knowledge, along with playing an active role in driving meaningful social impact to support individuals facing financial hardship who would otherwise not have access to professional tax support and advocacy.

TABL3333 ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Tax and Business Advisory Clinic: Advanced

TABL3333 is an advanced course available to high-performing students upon successful completion of TABL3033 ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Tax and Business Advisory Clinic. Building on their foundational experience, students are given advanced opportunities, strategic responsibilities and leadership roles on particularly complex matters and outreach opportunities.

Under the supervision of CA/CPA-qualified clinical supervisors, you will gain hands-on experience undertaking work for real clients which involves:

  • Conducting interviews with clients
  • Make strategic decisions
  • Undertake research
  • Draft all documents
  • Where appropriate be involved in objections and advocacy work
  • Deliver in-community outreach education workshops to support and empower

While making a difference to the most disadvantaged in our society, you will be able to advance your skills in:

  • professionalism
  • tax and business technicalities
  • critical thinking
  • communication
  • teamwork
  • research
  • innovation and creativity
  • leadership

  • This course is offered in Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3. 

    If you are interested in making a positive difference to the lives of others, we’d love for you to join us.

  • You are welcome to join us either for course credit (TABL3033 for undergraduate students, TABL5933 for postgraduate students), or as an AHEGS-recognised student volunteer.

    Undergraduate students must have:

    • Completed or enrolled in COMM1140 OR COMM1150 OR TABL2751 (for BCom students), or LAW3751 (for combined law students).
    • Completed either COMM1999 or COMM6000.
    • Maintained good academic standing (minimum 65 WAM).
    • Completed 84 UOC.

    Postgraduate students must have:

    • Enrolled in either the 8404, 8417, 8415, or 8413 program.
    • Completed or enrolled in TABL5551, TABL2751/LAWS3751, or an equivalent course.
    • Maintained good academic standing (minimum 65 WAM).
    • Completed 48 UOC.

  • The course is graded on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.

    The three components of assessment are: Seminar Presentations (20%), Clinical Performance (60%), and Reflective Report (20%).

  • InPlace is ºÚÁÏÍø´óʼǒs new enterprise-wide platform for managing Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experiences for ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç students across all schools and faculties. The Clinic uses InPlace to track and manage all Placements. The first step in this process is to submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) in InPlace for a Placement.

    Please follow the steps below once you have logged into InPlace:

    • Go into your 'My Details' section under your username to update the 'Tax Clinic - Expression of Interest for Enrolment' section (please note, complete each section and hit 'Submit')
    • You can also access this section via the 'To Do' section of your Home page
    • Once all sections are completed and submitted, this will be passed on to ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Staff for review
    • You will be advised of the outcome but can also check InPlace for progress on the EOI and any future Placements
    • You will be able to view any 'Confirmed' Placements in InPlace and complete further information as needed

    For any questions or assistance with InPlace please email inplace@unsw.edu.au

    User guide available here

Student testimonials
Ayu Nerina Maisara Binti Khalid

Thank you once again for the meaningful opportunity to be part of the clinic. I believe the practical experience, skills and mentorship I gained have successfully landed me a graduate role as a Tax Consultant within the Financial Advisory division at PwC Australia. I hope the clinic continues to prosper with more success stories as well as improving social justice outcomes in the community.

Kenny Keng Shun Soh

This course has definitely improved my knowledge on not just the academic aspect of tax-related topics, but also my practical skills when working with clients in the future. Thanks to this course, I am certain I want to pursue a career in taxation.

Contact

Email:Ìýtaxclinic@unsw.edu.au

Clinic Day: 9:30am - 4:00pm (Monday, Tuesday & Thursday)

Phone: +61 2 9385 8041 (Business Hours)

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