Advanced Certificate in Taxation

The Advanced Certificate in Taxation is a postgraduate certificate for tax professionals who want to stay current with evolving tax issues. This certificate program also extends and complements the MS in Taxation degree or other graduate management degree programs in additional knowledge in taxation.

Students take five courses. Tax professionals may wish to devote their efforts and study to developing an area of special expertise.

Requirements

Take five graduate courses, for a total of 15 credit hours. At least four of the courses must be in taxation. Students must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or better in the courses they are required to take a Suffolk University.

Prerequisites*

Tax 801 - Issues in Federal Taxation
Tax 861 - Tax Research

*May be waived with substitution of another course. 

Elective Courses

TAX 862 Taxation of Corporations
TAX 863 Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
TAX 864 Tax Practice and Procedures
TAX 871 Taxation of Estates, Trusts, and Gifts
TAX 876 Tax Policy
TAX 802 Issues in Federal Taxation II
TAX 865 International Taxation I
TAX 866 State and Local Taxation
TAX 867 Advanced Topics in Corporate Taxation
TAX 868 Estate Planning Techniques
TAX 870 Federal Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts
TAX 872 Tax-Exempt Organizations
TAX 874 International Taxation II
TAX 875 Tax Accounting Periods and Methods
TAX 878 Tax Compliance
TAX 879 Personal Financial Planning
TAX 900 Special Topics in Taxation
TAX 910 Directed Individual Study in Taxation

Students may also select any other 800-level course offered in the Sawyer Business School, provided prerequisites are met.