• Degree Requirements
The MS in Taxation program is structured for full-time students to complete in 10-16 months and part-time students to complete in 18-24 months.  The total required credits vary from 30-39 depending if you receive approval to waive or transfer any courses.  You must earn a minimum of 21 credits at Suffolk University.


Accounting Preparation Courses (9 credits/3 courses; may be waived)

MBA 640 Corporate Financial Reporting and Control
ACCT 801 Graduate Financial Accounting I
ACCT 802 Graduate Financial Accounting II

Taxation Required Courses (21 credits/7 courses; may be waived with substitution of an elective)

TAX 801 Issues in Federal Taxation I
TAX 861 Tax Research
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

Electives (9 credits/3 courses)

Select three courses:

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

CONTACT US

Graduate Programs in Taxation
617.573.8361
617.994.4260 (fax)
mst@suffolk.edu

Office Location:
73 Tremont Street
10th Floor

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