A central part of the Griffith Tax Clinics are its student advisers. Students involved in the Clinics will have a great opportunity to use their tax knowledge to help the community.
What are the benefits of participating in the Griffith Tax Clinic?
Students will be able to assist and empower members of the community to be more confident and knowledgeable about their tax obligations. This includes students conducting free public seminars to recent immigrants and people about to commence a business about the tax issues they need to know about.
Students will have real life experience in providing tax assistance, including opportunities to develop their verbal and written communication skills; as well as research skills. Further students will have opportunities to have great exposure to the Australian Tax Office, including site visits.
As students will be supervised by a Registered Tax Agent, their work at the Tax Clinic will count towards ‘supervised hours’ experience required to be a Registered Tax Agent
Students will have opportunities to engage with industry partners who are providing mentoring support for students at the clinic.
Become an intern
How to apply for an internship
To apply for an internship you must enrol in one of these courses via your myGriffith enrolment. Once you enrol the registration process for an internship placement will begin. Note: eligibility criteria applies.
Apply to participate
As a Griffith student, you will be able to enrol and assist at the Griffith Tax Clinic as part of a course for credit. Opportunities are open to both undergraduate and postgraduate Business and Law students. The courses available (depending on your degree) are: Commerce Internship 3000AFE, 5339LAW Internship Clinic, 7004GBS PG Business Internship I, or 3000GBS UG Business Internship I .
Applications will open approximately two months before the relevant trimester and you will need to submit the following:
- Current CV
- Academic transcript
- Statement outlining why you want to assist in the clinic
Once you're enrolled, you will work at the clinic (on Logan campus) one day a week, under the supervision of a Registered Tax Agent, and provide tax assistance to society’s most vulnerable (including small businesses).
Note: If you have no space in your degree to complete the internship course, there are opportunities to volunteer at the clinic and receive a Griffith digital badge in recognition of your work.
Conditions of application
Involvement in the Clinic will offer a fantastic opportunity to learn firsthand how your studies are relevant and can be applied to real taxpayers.
Griffith students from all campuses are able to apply. While there are limited places, this opportunity is open to Business, Commerce and/or Law students (including postgraduate students) at any of Griffith’s campuses. You need to have completed approximately half of your degree and have done (or just currently doing) 2150AFE Tax Law or 7106/7817AFE Income Tax.
For more information about how you can enrol or be a volunteer please contact Professor Brett Freudenberg on b.freudenberg@griffith.edu.au or phone 07 3735 8071.
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