Curriculum

Program Details:

  • 30 Credits
  • Full-Time - 2 Semesters
  • Part-Time*

If you do not have an undergraduate degree in accounting or business, you may have to take an additional prerequisite coursework to ensure you have the background for success in the MS.Tax program.

*Degree must be completed in 5 years.

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30 Credits

You may also see our courses in our catalog.

MTAX 600: Orientation Workshop - 0 Credit
MTAX 601: Power Query/Power Pivot - 2 Credits
MTAX 603: Financial Accounting for Income Taxes - 3 Credits
MTAX 604: C Corporation Taxation - 3 Credits
MTAX 605: Partnership Taxation - 3 Credits
MTAX 606: Wealth Transfer Taxation - 3 Credits
MTAX 607: Taxation of Property Transactions - 3 Credits
MTAX 608: State and Local Taxation - 2 Credits
MTAX 610: International Taxation - 2 Credits
MTAX 614: S Corporation Taxation - 1 Credit
MTAX 664: Professional Ethics - 2 Credits
MTAX 667: Tax Research - 1 Credit
MTAX 677: Sustainability Accounting - 1 Credit

Tax Electives - 4 Credits

Students may continue to take any M.Acc, MS.Tax, MSBA, or MBA course as an elective.

Other courses must be approved by the graduate advisor

 

Prerequisites

Faculty may waive prerequisite requirements based on work experience.

You do not need to take these prerequisites prior to being admitted, however, some courses may be restricted until a prerequisite is met.

You will work with your academic advisor on the best way to take these courses while pursuing the M.Acc.

Mandatory Prerequisites

  • ACCT 660: Intermediate Accounting I & II
  • ACCT 361: Cost Accounting
  • ACCT 365: Principles of Federal Taxation
  • ACCT 464: Auditing
  • ACCT 464 Statistics

Advisory Prerequisites

  • BUSN 283: Business Law
  • BUSN 230, MATH 212, MATH 321 or BMIS 235: Statistics, Math or Management Information
  • BFIN 320: Principles of Finance
  • ECON 201, ECON 202: Micro or Macro Economics

Advisory courses are not required for admission, but are encouraged as they will round off the student’s business education.

Most states, including Washington, require 24 semester credit hours in business administration subjects in order to become a CPA, therefore you may need to complete additional business administration courses beyond the listed prerequisites.