Tax Certificate of Completion

This Certificate of Completion provides a broad foundation in both personal and business income tax. (Students take AC 331 and 3 courses from the list below. All prerequisites must be met. All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted.)

(Click a course name below to view course details).

This course focuses on federal income tax provisions and procedures used to compute tax liability for individuals. Included in the course are the concepts of income tax determination, problems of computing gross income, deductions and losses, tax credits, capital gains and losses, tax liability, and preparation of tax returns. Students will be expected to prepare basic tax forms and research tax issues using appropriate research materials. Prerequisite: AC 206

And pick 3 (9 credit hours) of the following classes:

This course covers advanced topics for the individual taxpayer including: Working under the tax code and related ethical frameworks; various deductions and losses; property transaction gains and losses; investor losses; depreciation, amortization, and depletion; the qualified business income (QBI) deduction; and accounting periods and methods. Tax research and planning are also incorporated. Prerequisite: AC 331

This course covers the creation, formation, and liquidation of C corporations as well as tax practices and ethics as they relate to C corporations. Also covered will be taxation across state lines, business tax credits, and international tax. Prerequisite: AC 331

This course will cover tax issues for flow-through entities such as Subchapter S corporations, partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, trusts and estates. Also addressed will be estate and gift taxes, tax planning issues, tax practice and ethics. Sources and applications of federal tax law are also covered. The course also emphasizes tax research processes including appropriate communication. Prerequisite: AC331

This course covers tax issues relating to investments, charitable giving, estate planning, business succession planning, ethics, and cross-border tax considerations. Sources and applications of federal tax law are also covered. The course emphasizes tax research processes including appropriate communication. Prerequisite: AC 331