Curriculum: MS Taxation

Curriculum: MS Taxation
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For the MS in Taxation online, the 30-hour curriculum includes 16 semester credit hours of required tax courses that span topics related to corporate, individual, and other entity structures and 14 semester credit hours of electives to satisfy degree requirements. All courses are 2 credit hours and run 7 weeks. Please note, this is subject to change based on university discretion.

 

Core Courses

Course Title / Description Credit
ACCT 8023
MS in Taxation Core Course: Individual Tax: Special Topics
Course: ACCT 8023
Credit: 2

Examines advanced topics in the area of individual federal income taxation including, but not limited to: property transactions, minimum tax, investment interest expense limitations, charitable contributions, property settlements and tax shelters.

2
ACCT 8043
MS in Taxation Core Course: Corporate Tax: Formation & Structure
Course: ACCT 8043
Credit: 2

Covers the Federal income tax consequences of the creation and operation of a C corporation with a detailed treatment of corporate nonrecognition rules for asset transfers to new and existing corporations. Various planning techniques are explored to minimize Federal income tax during the incorporation and capitalization phases. Practical aspects of corporate tax computations and tax return preparation issues. Special corporate taxes imposed against C corporations are also examined. (Credit cannot be earned for both ACCT 6072 and ACCT 8031.)

2
ACCT 8031
MS in Taxation Core Course: Corporate Tax: Life Cycle Strategies
Course: ACCT 8031
Credit: 2

Exploration of the distributions that corporations may make during their life cycle, from a federal income taxation perspective. Coverage of specific concepts and principles contained in Subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Also coverage of relevant provisions contained in U.S. Treasury Regulations, decisions of the U.S. Tax Court, decisions of other federal judicial cases and Internal Revenue Service administrative pronouncements. Specific emphasis is also placed on advanced planning to minimize federal income tax liabilities.

 

2
ACCT 8032
MS in Taxation Core Course: Corporate Tax: Attributes & Operational Considerations
Course: ACCT 8032
Credit: 2

Concentrates on the tax principles and laws involving the survival and transfer of corporate tax attributes, allocations between affiliated corporations, abusive tax shelters, statutory limitations with net operating losses and capital losses, acquisitions to evade or avoid federal income taxes, and limits on using pre-acquisition losses to offset built-in gains.

Covers the specific concepts and principles contained in Subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Covers relevant provisions contained in U.S. Treasury Regulations Decisions of the U.S. Tax Court, decisions in other federal judicial cases and Internal Revenue Service administrative pronouncements. Specific emphasis is also placed on advanced planning to minimize federal income tax liabilities.

 

2
ACCT 8033
MS in Taxation Core Course: Taxation of Subchapter S Corporations
Course: ACCT 8033
Credit: 2

Investigation of the Federal income taxation of a specialized class of corporation known as an S corporation. Detailed examination of the shareholder and corporate quality and quantity rules required to make an S corporation election. A review of election mechanics and election revocation rules and the determination of the items that are identified on the S corporation tax return and passed through to its shareholders. Covers shareholder basis rules that are important in determining shareholder tax consequences. Introduction of entity level taxes along with planning techniques used to minimize the Federal income tax impact of these entity level taxes.

 

2
ACCT 8041
MS in Taxation Core Course: Federal Tax Research: Individuals (Capstone)
Course: ACCT 8041
Credit: 2

This course provides MS Tax students with an in-depth coverage of proper tax research procedures, a survey of the sources of authority, both primary and secondary, and application to practical situations. Students will discuss, research and write about a variety of individual tax issues, ones that don’t require any prior knowledge of individual tax. In addition to individual tax research, students will study issues related to working with the IRS.

2
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Capstone

To be completed before graduating

Course Title / Description Credit
ACCT 8080
Elective: Partnership Taxation
Course: ACCT 8080
Credit: 2

Income tax consequences of the formation, operation and termination of a partnership; partnership distributions; sale of a partnership interest; and withdrawal from a partnership.

 

2
ACCT 8090
Federal Tax Research: Corporations
Course: ACCT 8090
Credit: 2
This course provides students with an in-depth coverage of proper tax research procedures, a survey of the sources of authority, both primary and secondary, and application to practical situations. Students will discuss, research and write about a variety of corporate tax issues, ones that don’t require any prior knowledge of corporate tax. In addition to corporate tax research, students will study issues related to tax planning and tax practice.
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Electives

Course Title / Description Credit
ACCT 8030
Elective: International Taxation: Special Topics
Course: ACCT 8030
Credit: 2

Addresses U.S. tax issues associated with doing business outside the U.S. U.S. Multi-national companies face a complex system of tax compliance and this course will explore some of these issues.

2
ACCT 8036
Elective: IRS Practice & Procedure
Course: ACCT 8036
Credit: 2

An extensive study of the organization of the Internal Revenue Service with an emphasis on the practices and procedures available to and used by the Service in its daily dealings with the taxpaying public.

2
ACCT 8037
Elective: State and Local Taxation
Course: ACCT 8037
Credit: 2

Examines the structure of state and local laws involving property, sales and use, franchise and corporate income taxes of the firm operating in either a single or multi-jurisdictional environment.

2
ACCT 8039
Elective: Estate and Gift Taxation
Course: ACCT 8039
Credit: 2

Intensive study of federal taxation of estates and transfer of property rights by gift. Determination of the gross estate, taxable estate, taxable gift and gift tax.

2
ACCT 8042
Elective: Accounting for Income Taxes
Course: ACCT 8042
Credit: 2

The purpose of the course is to provide students with comprehensive coverage of the requirements and planning issues related to accounting for income taxes. We will cover the preparation of tax provisions of varying complexity and discuss the financial reporting and tax aspects of this complex process. We will also analyze published financial statements to explore how well companies adhere to the requirements of FAS 109.

2
ACCT 8044
Course: ACCT 8044
Credit:
ACCT 8046
Course: ACCT 8046
Credit:
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