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Master of Taxation Program

Revised:  October 31, 2003

 

General Information:

The overriding goal of the Master of Taxation degree program is to provide accounting education to a diverse group of students to help them become successful professionals in local, national, and global enterprises.  This goal will be accomplished by providing programs that aid them in developing technical, analytical, communication, interpersonal, and lifelong learning skills. 

The Master of Taxation degree program has been designed in response to the demand for tax specialists in public accounting, private industry, and government.  To this end, the objectives of the program include the rigorous development of a) technical competence, b) an appreciation of tax policy, c) a conceptual understanding of taxation, and d) an awareness of the responsibilities of a tax professional in today’s society.  The courses of the MTX program may be used to satisfy education requirements in order to sit for professional examinations, such as the CPA.

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Curriculum:

 

The Master of Taxation degree requires a total of 30 hours which can consist of 18 hours of required courses and 12 hours of tax electives. 

 

For students who lack foundation courses in business or accounting, additional courses may be required.  This is generally limited to students who enter the program without a business or accounting undergraduate degree. 

 

Required Courses (18 credits):

 

  Graduate Business Communication Appl GEB 6215 3
  Concepts of Federal Income Tax TAX 6025 3
  Tax Research  TAX 6065 3
  Corporate Taxation TAX 6105 3
  Partnership Taxation TAX 6205  3
  Estates and Trusts TAX 6405 3

                                       

Students must take GEB 6215 in their first semester in the program unless they are taking foundation courses as described above.

 

Program Electives (12 credits):

 

  Select 12 credits from the following Taxation courses or from any other 6000-level Accounting (ACG); Finance (FIN) or Economics (ECO) courses approved by the Director of Graduate Programs in Accounting, appropriate to an individual program.
     
  Adv. Corporate Taxation TAX 6115
  International Taxation TAX 6525
  Deferred Compensation TAX 8835
  Contemporary Tax Topics TAX 6875
  IRS Practice & Procedures TAX 6877
  Tax Policy TAX 7805

                                         

 

Minimum Total Credits for Graduation (30 credits).