FP 610 - Tax Research

1.5 Credit(s)

Students learn how to research the latest tax laws so that they can effectively navigate through our continuously changing federal and state tax environments. We focus on the Intelliconnect software package available online through our library to research tax questions. Students will be able to learn how to locate and understand the significance of primary sources of the tax law such as the Internal Revenue Code, treasury regulations, private letter rulings, and court cases. A focus of the course is to develop the student’s oral and written communication skills. To this end, students are asked to write memoranda about items they have researched and solve case study problems using client letters. A research paper and an oral presentation about the paper is also required. This is a required class for MSTFP students.