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Overview

Taxation law research guide

The resources on this page are useful for taxation law research, particularly in the LAW3500, LAW3501 or LAW6132 UniSQ courses.

 

Key taxation law databases Two students looking at a laptop

These databases contain sources such as legislation, case law, Australian Tax Office rulings and looseleaf commentary services covering taxation law issues.

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Key databases

The CCH iKnowConnect database contains the following types of taxation information:

  • tax legislation and case law
  • tax commentary
  • the Master Tax Guide, Master GST Guide and Master Tax Examples
  • ATO rulings
  • information specifically on fringe benefits tax, capital gains tax and goods and services tax topics.

The advantages of CCH include value-added information, such as headnotes (summaries) of cases, summaries of rulings and tax law commentary, analysis and examples. Access tax-related information using the following options in the briefcase icon in the left-hand menu:

  • FBT
  • GST
  • Income tax
  • Payroll tax
  • Tax administration and compliance
  • Tax agent regulation
  • Tax treaties and agreements

Use the Master Guides option in the left-hand menu to access the Master Tax Guide, Master GST Guide and Master Tax Examples. 

See the below resources for help with using CCH iKnowConnect.

Information in the ATO Legal Database is freely available. In addition to the above information, it includes ATO interpretative decisions, as well as withdrawn rulings for historical research. See About the Legal database for an explanation of these sources.

For help with using the ATO Legal Database, see the ATO Legal Database Search Tips Guide (UniSQ login required) and the ATO Legal Database Help area.

Key taxation law textbooks

Key taxation law books

Use Library Search to find books on taxation law topics. Selected key titles are shown below.


 

Key taxation law journals

Key taxation law journals

Use the resources mentioned earlier in this guide to search for journal articles on taxation topics. Selected key journals are shown below.