Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Bachelor of Accounting Sciences in Taxation

Qualification code: 98318
NQF level: 7
Total credits: 360
SAQA ID: 86226
APS/AS: 21
Rules:
Students who have already passed AUE1601 in this qualification will retain the credit and will not be required to complete BNU1501. Students who have not registered or passed MNB1601 will be required to register for IOP1501 from the 2023 academic year onwards. Students who have already passed MNB1601 before 2023 will be credited with this module. The College has removed TAX3702 from this curriculum and replaced it with TAX3761 which is a year module. Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, a printer and the internet.
Purpose statement:
The purpose of the Bachelor of Accounting Sciences: Taxation (BCompt (Taxation)) is to help equip learners with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become taxation specialists within the accounting profession. The qualification will develop a capacity for logical analysis of legal taxation issues required to operate within public and private institutions. This qualification helps the learner to: * Fulfil the 'Qualifying Educational' requirement imposed by the South African Revenue Services (SARS). * Register with the South African institute of Professional Accountants as 'Tax Practitioners'. A qualifying learner will be able to: * Identify, explain and apply taxation principles and process to transactions and operations to ensure compliance with taxation legislation. * Analyse and interrogate information to make practical recommendations on taxation problems. * Solve complex taxation problems from a legal and business perspective. * Demonstrate understanding of taxation legislation and regulations. * Apply taxation practices to provide taxation opinions and advice. * Employ taxation disciplines, values, ethics and attitudes as required of professionals in the field of taxation.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2024 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.

  • Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

Click here for more information on managing your studies.

Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

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