ACCT103-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Accounting and Taxation: An Introduction

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 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 08:00 - 09:00 Haere-roa 118 Ngaio Marsh Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture B B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture C C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 K1 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Tutorial A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 John Britten 117 HP Seminar Room
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
02 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 Rehua 427 Technology Workshop
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
03 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 Rehua 427 Technology Workshop
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
04 Friday 11:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 225
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
05 Friday 12:00 - 13:00 Psychology - Sociology 411
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
06 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 315
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
07 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 315
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
08 Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 Jack Erskine 441
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
09 Thursday 16:00 - 17:00 Karl Popper 612
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
10 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Karl Popper 612
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Learning Reflections 15%
MYOB Project 20%
Mid-Semester Test 25% Two hours, open book
Final Exam 40% 3 hours, open book

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 .

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