M.S. in Taxation

University of Baltimore

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In Baltimore (USA)

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Baltimore (USA)

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Credits

    30-57

Since its inception in 1987, hundreds of professionals have benefited from the advanced tax training provided by this graduate program, the first and only one of its kind in Maryland.

The Master of Science in Taxation program was created in response to the increasing complexity of the field and its critical impact on the effective management of business, financial, industrial, governmental and nonprofit organizations. The program not only prepares students for careers as professional tax advisers, but also sharpens their knowledge and skills through a sophisticated, challenging educational environment. Our students benefit from the caliber of their classmates, most of whom are working professionals seeking career enhancement or advancement. The courses are geared toward tax advisers in the legal and accounting professions and those who are involved in developing fiscal policy and managing public and nonprofit organizations.

The Master of Science in Taxation program fulfills the 150 hour education requirement for a Certified Public Accountant license in Maryland.

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Baltimore (USA)
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1420 N. Charles St., MD 21201

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About this course

With this degree, you will be able to respond to the increasing complexity of the field of taxation and its critical impact on the effective management of business, financial, industrial, governmental and nonprofit organizations. UB’s M.S. in Taxation program fulfills the 150 hour education requirement for a Certified Public Accountant license in Maryland.

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Subjects

  • Bankruptcy taxation
  • Consolidated corporations
  • Estate and business planning
  • Taxation of executive compensation
  • Federal income taxation
  • Corporate Taxation
  • Partnership taxation
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans
  • Real estate taxation
  • S-corporations
  • State and local taxation
  • Tax-exempt organizations
  • Tax Policy
  • Tax procedures

Course programme

Program Courses

Foundation Coursework [0 - 27 credits]

Accounting Foundation Courses

Note: To meet accounting undergraduate equivalency requirements, students may be required to complete some or all of the courses listed below. A maximum of 27 credits of the Foundation Coursework (Accounting and Business Prep Courses) may be waived.

  • Accounting Essentials (1.5 cr) -or- ACCT 201 and ACCT 202
  • Intermediate Accounting I (3 cr) -or- ACCT 301
  • Intermediate Accounting II (3 cr) -or- ACCT 302
  • Auditing plus Accounting Information Systems (3 cr) -or- ACCT 317 and ACCT 401
  • Intermediate Accounting III / Advanced Accounting (3 cr) -or- ACCT 310 and ACCT 403
  • Income Taxation (3 cr)
  • Cost Accounting (3 cr) Performance Management and Accounting (3) may be used to satisfy

Non-accounting Foundation Courses

  • MicroEconomics (1.5 cr)
  • MacroEconomics (1.5 cr)
  • Essentials of Finance (1.5 cr)
  • Fundamentals of Statistics (1.5 cr)
  • Managerial Statistics (1.5 cr)

Degree Requirements [30 credits]

Required Taxation Courses [21 credits]

  • Tax Research and Writing (3 cr)
  • Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation I (3 cr)
  • Corporate Taxation (3 cr)
  • Partnership Taxation (3 cr)
  • Tax Practice and Procedure (3 cr)
  • Tax Policy (3 cr)
  • Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation II (3 cr)

Elective Taxation Courses [9 credits]

  • Estate and Gift Taxation (3 cr)
  • Foreign Taxation (3 cr)
  • Qualified Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans (3 cr)
  • Executive Compensation (2 cr)
  • Tax Exempt Organizations (2 cr)
  • Estate Planning (3 cr)
  • Business Planning (3 cr)
  • Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts (3 cr)
  • Corporate Reorganizations (3 cr)
  • State and Local Taxation (3 cr)
  • Consolidated Corporations (2 cr)
  • Advanced Real Estate Taxation (2 cr)
  • Welfare Benefit Plans (2 cr)
  • Advanced Qualified Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans (3 cr)
  • Bankruptcy Taxation (2 cr)
  • Basics in Financial Planning (3 cr)
  • S-Corporations (1 cr)
  • Independent Study (1-2 cr)

Additional information

Important Dates

Your application will be accepted on a rolling basis but you can use these dates as a guide.

- Fall: July 1
- Spring: Dec. 1

With the exception of courses offered by the Merrick School of Business, taxation courses will follow the University of Baltimore School of Law academic calendar.

Admission will be offered depending on availability of space, strength of your credentials and sufficiency of time for processing.

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