Class Lecture, demonstration and discussion. All methods of instruction apply to in class, hybrid and/or online modes of learning.
Assessment will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy
| Assignments &/or tests &/or Tax Return Software assignment(s) AND case analysis | 30% |
| Midterm Examination | 30% |
| Final Examination | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
Students must write both the midterm examinations and the final examinations to pass the course.
Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
At the end of the course, the successful student should be able to:
1. Demonstrate the use of tax law and procedures to solve various tax issues;
2. Demonstrate knowledge of special topics pertaining to individual taxation;
3. Understand the structure of the Income Tax Act;
4. Demonstrate how to obtain tax information to solve issues with regard to personal taxation;
5. Demonstrate the use of tax return software for individual tax returns.
Clarence Byrd and Ida Chen. Canadian Tax Principles, latest edition, Pearson Education Canada (Also used in ACCT 3470)
OR other textbooks as approved by the Accounting department.
Personal income tax software approved by the department & CRA.
Only Faculty of Commerce and Business approved calculators may be used in examinations.
Optional:
Canadian Income Tax Act, latest edition. (Also used in ACCT 3470)
ACCT 1210 with a minimum grade of C
OR
ACCT 1235 with a minimum grade of C
OR
ACCT 3008 with a minimum grade of C
OR Currently active in one of the following:
PBD Accounting
PBD Accounting and Finance
PBD Finance
PDD Accounting
PDD Financial Planning
No corequisite courses.
No equivalent courses.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.
| Institution | Transfer details for ACCT 3370 |
|---|---|
| Acsenda School of Management (ASM) | ASM GEN 3XX (3) |
| Athabasca University (AU) | AU TAXX 301 (3) |
| BC Institute of Technology (BCIT) | BCIT FMGT 3410 (4) |
| Camosun College (CAMO) | CAMO ACCT 240 (3) |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | DOUG ACCT 3370 (3) & DOUG ACCT 3470 (3) = CAPU BFIN 351 (3) & CAPU BFIN 3XX (3) |
| College of New Caledonia (CNC) | CNC ACC 281 (3) |
| College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR ACCT 363 (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU ACCT 2235 (3) |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG FMGT 2XXX (3) |
| Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) | No credit |
| North Island College (NIC) | NIC BUS 223 (3) |
| Okanagan College (OC) | OC BUAD 208 (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU BUS 2XX (3) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU ACCT 3220 (3) |
| University Canada West (UCW) | UCW ACCT 3XX (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | DOUG ACCT 3370 (3) & DOUG ACCT 3470 (3) = UBCO MGMT_O 402 (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | DOUG ACCT 3370 (3) & DOUG ACCT 3470 (3) = UBCV COMM_V 355 (3) |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC COMM 313 (3) |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV BUS 345 (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC COM 4XX (1.5) |
| Vancouver Community College (VCC) | VCC ACCT 2002 (3) |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU ACCT 3rd (3) |
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
33706
|
Mon | Instructor last name
Bains
Instructor first name
Aman
|
Course status
Waitlist
|
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
34833
|
Wed | Instructor last name
Yang
Instructor first name
Jessie
|
Course status
Waitlist
|
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
34881
|
Mon | Instructor last name
Yang
Instructor first name
Jessie
|
Course status
Open
|