Departmental Advisors
Dr. T.J. Atwood
Dr. Alan Mayper
- Room: BA 215
- Phone: (940) 565-3080
- Email: atwoodt@unt.edu or mayper@unt.edu
The Master of Science in Taxation is designed for students interested in pursuing a career as a tax specialist in public accounting, industry, or government. Students earning this degree will have completed an educational program consistent with recommendations from professional accountants and accounting educators, and will be prepared for entry into careers as tax professionals.
Career Possibilities with an MS in Accounting:
- Tax Accountant
- Tax Compliance Specialist
- Tax Lawyer
- Tax Specialist
- Tax Supervisor/Auditor
- Tax Preparer
- Tax Examiner, Collector, and Revenue Agent
Background Courses (up to 37.5 hours)
All students must fulfill the MS program's background course requirements.
Required Accounting Courses (18 hours)
- ACCT 5120 (3 hrs.)
- Using Information Systems in Accounting
- ACCT 5310 (3 hrs.)
- Tax Research and Administrative Procedure*
- ACCT 5320 (3 hrs.)
- Taxation of Flow-Through Entities
- ACCT 5330 (3 hrs.)
- Taxation of C Corporations
- ACCT 5360 (3 hrs.)
- Advanced Topics in Federal Taxation**
- ACCT 5370 (3 hrs.)
- Family Tax Plan. and Contemporary Topics**
- ACCT 5340 (3 hrs.)
- Oil and Gas Taxation
- ACCT 5760 (3 hrs.)
- Accounting, Business Analysis and Valuation (take in last semester)
*Fundamentals (ACCT 5310) should be taken as early in the program as possible.
**Chose one of the three (ACCT 5360, 5370, 5340)
Non-Accounting Electives (18 hours)
Examples of electives often selected to support this specialization area
- ACCT 5800
- Internship
- BUSI 5200
- Professional Ethics & Corporate Governance
- BLAW 5400
- Law for Accountants and Managers
- FINA 5170
- Financial Management
- FINA 5210
- Investment Analysis and Management
- REAL 5350
- Introduction to Real Estate and Investment Analysis
- RMIN 5780
- Financial and Estate Planning
- RMIN 5770
- Employee Benefits
All electives must be approved in advance by your departmental graduate advisor.
ACCT 5800 (Internship) and BUSI 5200 (Professional Ethics and Corporate Governance) are strongly recommended.
Professional Organizations
Students in Accounting can join Beta Alpha Psi, the National Honorary Accounting Fraternity, and NABA, the National Association of Black Accountants.
