AF2S500 - Digital Accounting and Taxation 18 Jul 2024 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: AF2S500
Module Title: Digital Accounting and Taxation
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Accounting and Finance
Faculty Sub Group: Accounting and Finance
Module Leader: Kristy Elias
Module Team: Jared Davies
First Intended Intake: SEP 2024 Final Year of Intake: 2024
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh:
Equivalent Module:
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Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 18 Jul 2024
Valid To 31 Aug 2025

Module Aims

To provide students with an understanding of digital taxation, including the preparation of personal tax computations using software and completion of indirect tax calculations for business. Students will also study a range of computersied processes and controls with accounting information systems, specialist topics will also be included to cover up-to-date developments in the field.

Content Summary

Indicative content:

Tax calculations using Excel

Personal tax information

National insurance contributions

Pensions and taxable benefits

VAT including using software for reporting

Big data

Accounting information systems

Ethics for IT

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Practical classes and workshops 46
Independent Study 96
Directed Study 56
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 2
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Calculate personal taxation liabilities including pensions and benefits using spreadsheet software
LO2 Prepare quarterly VAT returns using software and maintaining data integrity

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Onsite Assessment Classroom Test - Time Constrained (Onsite) 1 In class test where students are required to prepare a personal tax computation using spreadsheets 90 N/A 50 No 40
Synchronous Onsite Assessment Classroom Test - Time Constrained (Onsite) 2 In class test preparing quarterly VAT returns using software 90 N/A 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Classroom Test - Time Constrained (Onsite) 1
Classroom Test - Time Constrained (Onsite) 2

Reading List

 BPP UKTX Current finance Act

Accounting Information Systems by James Hall

Power Pivot and Power Bi: The Excel User's Guide to Dax, Power Query, Power Bi & Power Pivot in Excel 2010-2016 Paperback – 1 Jan 2016 by Rob Collie

Academic journals

Digital accounting digest