Master of Science in Taxation

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Who's It For?

The MS in Taxation program is ideal for those with an undergraduate degree in accounting or finance who seek to specialize in the area of federal taxation.

• Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze complex tax problems and use technology to locate solutions.
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the tax professional’s obligations when dealing with clients.
• Students will understand the financial reporting related to the income tax provision in accordance with the requirements under ASC 740 (accounting for income taxes).

Master of Science in Taxation (MST) (Accounting Major)

This program affords the accounting major or equivalent the opportunity to specialize in the area of taxation. Through electives, students are able to expand their areas of expertise, so that they may adequately prepare themselves for careers requiring a high degree of specialized tax knowledge in public accounting, private industry, and government. The program requires 30 semester hours consisting of six required courses and the balance of approved elective courses provided the student has an undergraduate degree in Accounting, or its equivalent, from an accredited institution and has completed ACC 403 Fundamentals of Taxation and ACC 404 Advanced Taxation, or their equivalents. Students who have taken only one tax course should plan to take an advanced taxation course (such as ACC 639 Income Taxation and Business Entitles which is offered following the Summer Intensive Program in an intersession format in August before the start of the fall semester). In addition to the nine required courses, students must select four courses from the designated course list. Other courses can be selected from the list of approved electives or in consultation with the program director. Courses with a 600-level designation are designed for graduate students. Courses with a 500-level designation are open to upper-level undergraduate students and do not count toward the MST degree. Unless otherwise noted, courses in the program are two semester hours (two credits).

Required Courses 15

• ACC 610 Financial Reporting Research
• ACC 628 Introduction to Accounting Analytics
• ACC 630 International Financial Reporting Standards
• ACC 640 Corporate Taxation I
• ACC 643 Tax Research
• ACC 645 Partnership Taxation
• ACC 648 Financial Reporting Implications of Income Taxes.
• BUS 610 Communicating for Career Success

Additional Courses 15

The remaining courses will be selected from the following or other courses approved by the program director and a pre-approved list will be provided:

• ACC 603 Studies in Financial Reporting Issues
• ACC 604 Seminar in Cost Accounting
• ACC 606 Internal Auditing
• ACC 611 Auditing Seminar
• ACC 620 Accounting Controls in Information Technology
• ACC 622 Advanced Issues in Auditing (3 credits)
• ACC 623 International Accounting and Taxation
• ACC 624 Accounting for Governmental and Not-for-Profit Entities
• ACC 626 Litigation and Advisory Services
• ACC 627 Accounting Regulations and Compliance
• ACC 639 Income Taxation and Business Entities
• ACC 641 Corporate Taxation II
• ACC 642 Seminar in Taxation
• ACC 662 Taxation of Multinational Corporations
• ACC 664 Global Mergers and Acquisitions: Accounting and Related Issues
• ACC 672 Advanced Financial Analysis
• ACC 677 Forensic Accounting
• ACC 699 Directed Readings (Internal Auditing Internship )
• BSL 675 Advanced Business Law
• BSL 691 The Public Corporation: Legal Perspectives
• FIN 650 Financial Investment
• FIN 670 Corporate Finance
• MAS 637 Applied Regression Analysis I
• MAS 639 Data Acquisition, Preparation, and Visualization
• MAS 648 Machine Learning for Data Analytics I

Total Credit Hours 30

Any other electives must be selected in consultation with the Program Director.

Future-Proof Your Career

When you graduate from Miami Herbert, you join a diverse community of 45,000+ business leaders around the world. One-on-one career coaching accelerates your opportunities. Alumni employers include:

• Alvarez & Marsal
• Berkowitz Pollack Brant
• BDO
• Cheery Bekaert
• Deloitte
• Ernst & Young
• Grant Thornton
• KPMG
• Lennar
• Mastec
• MBAF
• PwC
• RSM
• Royal Caribbean
• Ryder