ACCT103-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Accounting and Taxation: An Introduction

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

The course introduces taxation and accounting in the context of service, retail, manufacturing, tourism, farming and construction businesses. It includes the rudiments of bookkeeping and the preparation of reports about cash flows, profits and accumulating capital and wealth. It caters for accounting and taxation majors, and for entrepreneurially-minded students contemplating running their own businesses.

Prerequisites

DRAFT TIMETABLE:

Please note that the 2026 timetable has not been finalised.

Scheduled days and times will be confirmed, following review, on 15th October.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 Rehua 005
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Rehua 009
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture C C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00 Rehua 005
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Tutorial A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00 Jack Erskine 315
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
02 Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00 Jack Erskine 244
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
03 Friday 10:00 - 11:00 Jack Erskine 244
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
04 Friday 12:00 - 13:00 Ernest Rutherford 460
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Learning Reflections 15%
MYOB Project 20%
Test 25%
Final Exam 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Shirley Carlon; Accounting: reporting, analysis and decision making ; 7th; John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd, 2022.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,003.00

International fee $4,538.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems on the departments and faculties page .

All ACCT103 Occurrences