Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
Students earn their MS in Taxation degree by completing a minimum of 46 credits, normally 12 courses. Nine courses are required with additional courses chosen from a list of tax electives.
Prerequisite Courses
Students are expected to have completed Principles of Accounting ACC 500 and one introductory tax course ACC 548 prior to beginning the program.
Required Courses
The following nine courses are required:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ACC 551 | TAX TREATMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS | 4 |
| ACC 558 | TAX RESEARCH | 4 |
| ACC 560 | TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS AND SHAREHOLDERS | 4 |
| ACC 565 | TAX ACCOUNTING, PERIODS, AND METHODS | 4 |
| ACC 566 | FEDERAL INCOME TAX PROCEDURES | 4 |
| ACC 578 | DATA ANALYTICS IN TAX | 4 |
| ACC 590 | WRITING FOR TAX PROFESSIONALS | 2 |
| ACC 598 | SEMINAR ON CURRENT PROBLEMS IN TAXATION | 4 |
| 4 |
ACC 567 | INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF U.S. TAXATION | |
ACC 798 | SPECIAL TOPICS (Expatriate Taxation) | |
ACC 798 | SPECIAL TOPICS (Comparative Tax Systems) | |
Tax Electives
Choose from among the following tax courses to reach 46 credits total to complete the program:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
ACC 561 | CORPORATE REORGANIZATIONS | |
ACC 563 | PARTNERSHIPS | |
ACC 564 | TRANSACTIONS IN PROPERTY | |
ACC 567 | INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF U.S. TAXATION | |
ACC 568 | TAXATION OF S CORPORATIONS | |
ACC 569 | CONCEPTS OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION | |
ACC 570 | STATE AND LOCAL INCOME AND FRANCHISE TAXATION | |
ACC 571 | ESTATE AND GIFT TAXATION | |
ACC 574 | ESTATE PLANNING | |
ACC 580 | ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES | |
ACC 592 | FEDERAL INCOME TAX OF INDIVIDUALS | |
ACC 798 | SPECIAL TOPICS (In Taxation) | |
IB 750 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR I | |
Degree Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of the college residency requirement.
- Satisfactory completion of 46 credit hours applicable to the degree.
- All courses for credit toward the degree must be completed with satisfactory grades within six calendar years after the candidate’s first term of enrollment in the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. After a lapse of six years a course is expired. An expired course is not acceptable for the purpose of satisfaction of degree requirements and is not applicable to the degree without the written permission of the faculty program director or the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.
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