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<title>International Accounting and Taxation</title>
<cid>MAIM-122</cid>
<sapsubmodule>P420-0273, P620-0121</sapsubmodule>
<bkey>imm4</bkey>
<ctypes>
<hours>4</hours>
<type>V</type>
</ctypes>
<cp>6</cp>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory>yes</mandatory>
<language>English</language>
<exam>Written exam (120 minutes / can be repeated semesterly)</exam>
<curriculum>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>DFMM-MAIM-122</cid>
<branch>Management Sciences</branch>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory_tag>optional course</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>MAIM-122</cid>
<branch>International Management</branch>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory_tag>mandatory course</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>MAIM-122</cid>
<branch>International Management</branch>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory_tag>mandatory course</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
</curriculum>
<workload>
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).There are therefore 135 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.</workload>
<prerequisites>
</prerequisites>
<prerequisitesfor>
<prerequisitefor>
<pfcid>MAIM-322</pfcid>
<pftitle>International Management Workshop</pftitle>
</prerequisitefor>
</prerequisitesfor>
<convenor>Prof. Dr. Jochen Pilhofer</convenor>
<convenor-person-key>jpr</convenor-person-key>
<lecturers>
<lecturer>Prof. Dr. Christoph Freichel</lecturer>
<lecturer-person-key>cfr</lecturer-person-key>
<lecturer>Prof. Dr. Jochen Pilhofer</lecturer>
<lecturer-person-key>jpr</lecturer-person-key>
</lecturers>
<objectives>Sub-module “IFRS”:
Students will be able to:
• describe, summarize and interpret the conceptual and institutional basics of International Financial
  Reporting Standards (IFRS) 
• analyze and reflect accounting principles according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 
  with respect to selected (complex) accounting topics (for example,  intangible assets, deferred taxes, accruals, 
  leasing, revenue recognition, financial instruments, impairment testing etc.) and summarize the differences 
  compared to national accounting law
• illustrate accounting options, accounting estimates and accounting judgments based on practical case studies


Sub-module &quot;International Taxation&quot;:
At the end of the course, students should be able to,
- to define the term &quot;taxes&quot;, to distinguish between different types of taxes and to know the most important terms of taxation
- reproduce the seven types of income with their special features,
- to show differences in the income taxation of partnerships and corporations and to calculate a comparison of tax burdens,
- reproduce characteristics and essence of corporate tax,
- to reflect the characteristics and essence of the trade tax and claculate the trade tax,
- to deal with the basic features of value added tax,
- applying the principles of international tax law to a variety of problems.
</objectives>
<content>Sub-module “IFRS”:
I Introduction to International Financial Reporting Standards
1.    Objectives, Definition and Requirments of Financial Statements
2.    Financial Accounting versus Business Reporting
3.    History of the IASB
4.    EU Regulation 1606/2002
5.    EU Endorsement Process 
II Reflection of selected accounting topics based on practical case studies
1.    Property, Plant and Equipment
2.    Intangibles
3.    Leasing
4.    Inventories
5.    Liabilities, Provisions and Contingent Liabilities
6.    Financial Instruments
7.    Deferred Taxes
8.    Revenue Recognition
9.    Impairment of Assets
III Outlook


Sub-module &quot;International Taxation&quot;:
1. General Taxation
2. Income Tax
3. Corporate Tax
4. Trade Tax
5. VAT (Value Added Tax)
6. International Tax Law
</content>
<media>The course combines lectures, case studies, group and individual work and requires a large amount of student participation</media>
<literature>Sub-module “IFRS”:
Christian/Lüdenbach: IFRS Essentials, current edition.
Coenenberg et al.: Jahresabschluss und Jahresabschlussanalyse, Landsberg/Lech, current edition.
Pellens et al.: Internationale Rechnungslegung, Stuttgart, current edition.
Zülch/Hendler: Bilanzierung nach International Financial Reporting Standards, Weinheim, current edition.


Sub-module &quot;International Taxation&quot;:
Djanani, C. et al.: German Income Tax, Frankfurt am Main, current edition
</literature>
<offered>
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