Concentrations
The breadth and depth of the Graduate Tax Program curriculum makes it possible for you to take a broad spectrum of tax courses or to concentrate on elective courses in a single “subspecialty” area.
General Business Taxation
A student with a background in basic federal income taxation and corporate taxation wishing to concentrate on business tax issues should consider the following elective courses:
Fall
- Consolidated Corporations
- Executive Compensation
- Introduction to the Characteristics and Taxation of Financial Assets (Seminar)
- Pension and Profit Sharing Plans
- State and Local Taxation
- Tax Accounting
- Taxation of Intellectual Property I
- International Tax I - Trade, Investment and Finance
Spring
- Bankruptcies and Workouts
- Corporate Reorganizations
- Life Cycle of a Business Venture
- Partnership Tax – Advanced
- Property Transactions – Advanced
- REITs, RICs and REMICs (Seminar)
- Structuring Intellectual Property Ownership
- Tax Aspects of Buying and Selling a Business
- Tax Controversies (Seminar)
- Tax Planning (Seminar)
- Taxation of Insurance Companies
Estate Planning
Students interested in estate or financial planning should consider the following elective courses:
Fall
- Estate and Gift Taxation
- Estate Planning
- Executive Compensation
- Introduction to the Characteristics and Taxation of Financial Assets (Seminar)
- Pension and Profit Sharing Plans
Spring
- Estate Planning – Advanced
- Property Transactions – Advanced
- Tax Aspects of Charity and Charitable Organizations (Seminar)
- Tax Controversies (Seminar)
- Tax Planning (Seminar)
- Taxation of Financial Products – Advanced
- Taxation of Trusts and Fiduciaries
International Taxation
Students interested in international tax should consider the following elective courses:
Fall
- International Tax I – Trade, Investment and Finance
- International Taxation II – the Foreign Tax Credit & Subpart F
- Taxation of Intellectual Property I
- VAT and Other Consumption Taxes