Degree Requirements

The MST program consists of up to thirteen courses:  three accounting preparation courses, seven taxation core courses, and three elective courses.

Accounting Preparation Courses (9 credits)

May be waived with credit

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

Taxation Core Courses (21 credits)

May be waived and another tax elective substituted.

TAX 801 Issues in Taxation I
TAX 861 Tax Research
TAX 862 Taxation of Corporations
TAX 863 Taxation of Pass-through Entities
TAX 864 Tax Practice & Procedures
TAX 871 Taxation of Estates, Trusts, & Gifts
TAX 876 Tax Policy

Elective Courses (9 credits)

Select three (3) electives from the following:

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

Or any other 800-level course offered in the Sawyer Business School, with the approval of the Director of Graduate Programs in Taxation.

Course Waiver Policy

Students with appropriate academic business backgrounds may be eligible to waive some or all of the accounting preparation courses. Upon receipt of an application, all transcripts will be reviewed for waiver status. Applicants will be automatically notified of their waiver standing upon acceptance into the program.

Preparation courses that are not waived may be satisfied by taking specified MBA and ACCT course offerings. These courses may be taken upon enrollment in the Graduate Programs in Taxation at Suffolk.