FNSTPB517 — Apply legal principles in commercial law when providing tax (financial) advice services

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What an assessment for FNSTPB517 must cover

32 assessable components: 4 elements (12 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Research commercial law principles relevant to identified client circumstances

1.1Identify client circumstances and tax (financial) advice services relevant to commercial law matters
1.2Identify sources of commercial law information appropriate to client circumstances and the tax (financial) advice services requirements
1.3Research commercial law principles regarding different business structures, contract law and law of torts relevant to the client’s circumstances and the tax (financial) advice services being provided

2 Explain commercial law principles and adviser’s scope of authority

2.1Identify commercial law principles relevant to the client’s circumstances and tax (financial) advice services
2.2Explain scope and authority of advice to client
2.3Explain to client, within scope of authority, commercial law principles applicable to their circumstances and tax (financial) advice services being provided
2.4Advise client to seek independent legal and specialist advice as required

3 Establish and explain implications of commercial law principles

3.1Analyse the implications of commercial law principles that apply to client’s circumstances and tax (financial) advice services
3.2Explain to client, within scope of authority, implications of commercial law principles applicable to their circumstances and tax (financial) advice services provided

4 Maintain knowledge of commercial law principles

4.1Review client’s circumstances and any of their business structures and contractual arrangements, and apply changes in relevant principles of commercial law as necessary
4.2Access and use systems for maintaining up-to-date knowledge about relevant legal principles of commercial law
4.3Establish process for reviewing relevant legal sources and applying any changes in daily work

Performance evidence

provide taxation services to at least two different clients.
analyse the client needs and tax (financial) advice services requiring specialised independent tax advice
research, analyse and evaluate relevant national requirements and guidelines on tax requirements, including tax administration, relevant to the client’s circumstances and the tax (financial) advice services being provided
present commercial law principles and implications to the client when providing the tax (financial) advice service.

Knowledge evidence

operation of the Australian legal systems and processes relevant to areas of commercial law, including: • basic principles, current statute, common law and equitable principles • roles and responsibilities of key organisations • separation of powers
basic principles of contract law
basic principles of the law of torts, particularly relating to negligence and negligent misstatement
courts and regulatory bodies
requirements and processes for clients who need specialised legal advice in commercial law matters
legal concepts and scope of contract law, including: • formation – agreement and intention to create legal relations, consideration, form, legality and capacity • contents – express terms, exclusion clauses, implied terms, common law and statutes • vitiating elements – unconscionability, misrepresentation, capacity • discharge – remedies, including damages, rescission for unconscionable conduct • agency
legal concepts and scope of consumer law within own role, including: • misleading and deceptive conduct • function of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 • role and jurisdiction of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
legal concepts of business organisational structures, and underlying regulation, including application of these to: • sole traders • partnerships • corporations • trusts • agencies • joint ventures • incorporated associations
key features of Australian corporations law relevant to own role
legal concepts and scope of law covering trusts relevant to own role
sources of commercial law information relevant to client circumstances and the tax (financial) advice services requirements.

Foundation skills

Oral communication: Uses a range of strategies to establish connection and build rapport with client • Selects and uses appropriate conventions and protocols when liaising or sharing information with clients • Asks questions and listens to responses from clients and others using appropriate vocabulary and non-verbal features
Reading: Accesses, comprehends, assesses and interprets complex documents with a high level of technical detail
Self-management: Accepts responsibility for providing advice according to requirements of own role and relevant legislation
Planning and organising: Plans and organises tasks aiming to provide accurate information to the clients • Applies systematic and analytical processes to decide on most appropriate advice for clients
Technology: Uses the main features and functions of digital tools to complete work tasks and to access information

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What does an assessment tool for FNSTPB517 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FNSTPB517 needs to address all 32 unit components: 4 elements with 12 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 11 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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