Masters of Taxation (MT)

Masters of Taxation (MT) 

Learning Goals & Objectives

LG1: Critical Thinking

Graduates of the Master of Taxation (“MT”) program will be effective business decision makers who are able to critically analyze an economic, financial and/or tax issue and develop a clearly supportable position/recommendation on the issue.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identification of relevant issues: Students will identify relevant issues in relation to unstructured settings characterized by complex and incomplete information.
2. Draw meaningful insights: Students will develop and draw meaningful insights, conclusions and develop alternatives from appropriately applied analysis.
3. Develop a supportable recommendation: Students will develop and apply criteria to develop supportable positions/recommendations.
4. Economic focus: Students will be able to effectively utilize tax guidance to focus on the economic significance of the tax issue at hand rather than just the legal form of the issue.
5. Strategic planning: Students will develop defensible strategic planning relating to alternate courses of action in specific tax situations.

LG2: Research Skills

Graduates of the MT program will be able to conduct effective professional tax research.

Learning Objectives:

1. Utilization of primary resources: Students will be able to utilize primary tax resource databases to gather information in order to address federal, state, local and/or international tax issues.
2. Interpret and apply tax authority: Students will be able to research, review and interpret relevant tax authority standards and will be able to apply those standards to complex and unstructured economic, financial and/or tax situations.
3. Analytical skills: Students will be able to effectively analyze information gathered from the databases and other resources using appropriate analytical tools in order to enhance the development, sharing and reporting of their research.

LG3: Technical Tax Knowledge

Graduates of the MT program will apply the techniques, tools and strategies useful for performing complex tax planning, analysis and compliance.

Learning Objectives:

1. Technical knowledge: Students will demonstrate knowledge of fundamental tax principles as well as familiarity with federal, state, local and/or international tax rules and regulations, legal rulings and/or other governmental pronouncements.
2. Policy and compliance: Students will demonstrate an understanding of relevant tax policy and compliance issues related to federal, state, local and/or international tax situations.

LG4: Business Communication

Graduates of the MT program will effectively communicate complex information with a variety of stakeholders to increase knowledge and achieve objectives.

Learning Objectives:

1. Central message: Students will present a central message in a clear, concise, and convincing manner.
2. Evidence: Students will use credible and relevant sources to support the central message or credibility of the communicator.
3. Complex information: Students will articulate complex information in a manner that allows the message to be understood by all relevant stakeholders.
4. Conclusion: Students will summarize the central message with a quality conclusion and recommendation.