2024-2025 Catalog

TAX-878 Tax Compliance

This course is the MST programs Capstone. The course focuses on the study of the U.S. tax compliance process, the required tax forms, and the use of primary tax software to prepare and file timely tax returns for corporate and pass-through entities. Students gain exposure to professional tax practice by employing the use of IRS form instructions, preparing complex tax forms, and completing other compliance tasks. Students also gain real world tax practice exposure by developing fundamental tax return review skills via the review of completed tax returns in which they are tasked with identifying errors. The course further emphasizes the importance of tax elections and tax planning strategies which have been introduced throughout the programs curriculum.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Student has satisfied all of the following Student has satisfied all of the following Academic Unit (Computed) in the selection list Accounting, Accounting and Business Law, Business Administration, Business Administration Executive, Business Analytics, Business Law and Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Administration, Information System, Information Systems and Operations Management, INTO Sawyer Business School, Management and Entrepreneurship, Management Studies, Marketing, Moakley Center for Public Management, Public Administration, Public Administration and Health Administration, Sawyer Business School, Strategy and International Business Or Programs of Study any in the selection list Business Economics Major BSBA And Student has satisfied all of the following Students who didn't specify one or more of these Programs of Study or Program Foci Continuing and Professional Studies Graduate And Student has satisfied all of the following Student has completed all of the following course(s) TAX 801 - Federal Taxation of Income, TAX 862 - Taxation of Corporations, TAX 863 - Tax of Pass-Through Entities