Graduate Programs

 


MS Programs

Taxation Curriculum

MST Curriculum

The MST curriculum comprises 10 courses: five required core courses and five elective courses. Students take the TX 600 Professional Tax Practice course during their first semester in the program.

Required Courses
Five courses (15 credit hours)

TX 600

Professional Tax Practice

TX 601

Federal Taxation of Income*

TX 602

Transactions

TX 603

Corporations and Shareholders

TX 604

Multi-Jurisdictional Taxation

Elective Courses
Select five courses (15 credit hours); electives may comprise other graduate courses in taxation (TX) or financial planning (FP)*, or in other disciplines at the 600 level or above, where appropriate prerequisites have been met.

TX 704

Federal Taxation of Income from Trusts and Estates

TX 707

Pass-Through Entities and Closely Held Businesses

TX 711

Mergers and Acquisitions

TX 731

Investment Companies

TX 732

Intellectual Properties

TX 741

Tax Accounting Problems

TX 742

Affiliated Corporations

TX 751

Tax Dispute Resolution

TX 752

Research Methodology

TX 755

Special Topics Seminar in Taxation

TX 761

State and Local Tax Practice

TX 771

International Tax Practice

TX 781

Internship in Tax Practice

TX 791

Practicum in Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic

*Courses registered with the CFP Board as requirements to sit for the CFPTM Certification Exam.

The course is registered with the CFP Board as a requirement to sit for the CFPTM Certification Exam. The remaining five (5) courses can be found in the Financial Planning Electives course listing. All six (6) courses are registered with the CFP Board and all are required to sit for the CFPTM Certification Exam. CFPTM, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM and CFP (with flame logo)® are certification marks owned by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. These marks are awarded to individuals who successfully complete the CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.

Bentley College does not certify individuals to use the CFPTM, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM, and CFP(with flame logo)® certification marks. CFP certification is solely granted by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards to those persons who, in addition to completing an educational requirement such as this CFP Board-Registered Program, have met ethics, experience and examination requirements.