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Tax Certificate program

Overview

The Tax Certificate program is designed to serve degreed professionals who wish to update or add to their knowledge of taxation. The program allows students to complete four graduate level taxation courses selected from the following list:

• ACCT. 5339 - Tax Planning and Research
• ACCT. 5341 - Tax Problems of Partnerships and Partners
• ACCT. 5342 - Tax Problems of Corporations and Shareholders
• ACCT. 5345 - State and Local Tax
• ACCT. 5346 - Tax Practice and Procedure
• ACCT. 5347 - Federal Taxation of Estates and Gifts

Each of the above courses has as a prerequisite ACCT 5314 or equivalent (Principles of Federal Income Tax). Individuals who have previously completed one three-hour course (undergraduate or graduate) in individual taxation will satisfy the prerequisite. ACCT 5399 is the prerequisite to all other courses in the Tax Certificate Program.

All courses are offered in the evenings (typically two in the Fall, two in the Spring, and two in the Summer) and four courses can be completed in a year or less. Participants receive a certificate upon satisfactory completion of the program.
 

Program Operation

Once admitted to the program, participants may take up to four of the approved taxation courses (five if ACCT 5314 is necessary). The terms of admission restrict participants to the approved taxation courses; participants are not allowed to take courses outside the scope of the program.

All participants in the program must meet the normal GPA requirements of the Graduate School and Accounting Department (minimum GPA=3.0).

Participants in the Tax Certificate program who later seek a master's degree in accounting or taxation at UTA may apply up to 12 hours of the coursework toward the master's degree program (subject to the requirements of the specific degree pursued). Student advising is provided by the Graduate Accounting Advisor.

For more information contact: candrews@uta.edu
To apply for admission contact: Graduate Admissions Center
To reserve a seat at the next Graduate Forum visit: Graduate Forum website