This program provides graduate study concentrated in areas such as partnership, corporation, and shareholder taxation, the tax problems of employee retirement plans, and tax research. It also is a foundation for entrance into doctoral programs and other professional studies.

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Required Tax Accounting Courses:

Statement of GoalsAs an academic unit of the University of New Orleans, an urban comprehensive teaching and research university created to serve the population of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan region while attracting students and faculty from across the nation and the world at large, the Department of Accounting has the following goals:... [-]

This program further prepares students for careers in public, industrial, and not-for-profit accounting through advanced study in financial and managerial accounting, auditing, taxation, and accounting systems. It also is a foundation for entrance into doctoral programs and other professional studies.

Required Courses:

Statement of GoalsAs an academic unit of the University of New Orleans, an urban comprehensive teaching and research university created to serve the population of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan region while attracting students and faculty from across the nation and the world at large, the Department of Accounting has the following goals: ... [-]

The Master of Science in Taxation is designed to create a core of tax professionals in the Caribbean with the expertise to help businesses navigate the technical issues of tax planning, policy and accounting.

The programme provides an extensive overview of theoretical, technical, functional and managerial aspects of taxation, and contemporary issues impacting the discipline. It is designed to appeal to those students who are seeking to pursue a specialisation in the area of taxation. The content of the programme is also ideally suited for practitioners, from both the private and public sectors, who are seeking to upgrade their skills and expand their knowledge base in taxation. The programme is comparable to what obtains in reputable Universities in Canada and Australia. The courses are lectured by a cadre of local and international experts from within academia, and practitioners from both the private and public sectors.... [-]

The Mona School of Business and Management is the premier provider of academically-oriented accounting education within the Caribbean region. The School is committed to producing masters accounting graduates with well-developed analytical and technical capabilities, intellectually adaptive thought processes and an orientation toward lifelong learning, enabling them to become effective accounting and management practitioners and researchers.

The MSc Accounting programme continues to be one of the sources for the provision of Chartered accountants in Jamaica. The MSc (Accounting) degree is accepted as the final professional examination for admission to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica on its 40th anniversary in 2005, signed a Cooperation Agreement with the University of the West Indies for the continued recognition of the degree as an appropriate programme for the recognition of Chartered Accountants in Jamaica.... [-]