Taxation Minor (for SBA Majors only)

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This minor is designed for business students and enables them to develop more in-depth knowledge in a specialty area that continues to offer strong employment opportunities in the marketplace. Both the CFP and CPA examinations place significant emphasis on taxation concepts for individuals, business entities, estates, and trusts.

Curriculum

Required Course

ACCT 405 - Federal Income Taxation 4 Credit(s) *

Elective Courses**

Select two of the following:

ACCT 407 - Corporate Federal Income Tax 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 408 - Principles of Estate Planning 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 409 - Pensions and Retirement 3 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 10

Note: ACCT 105 and ACCT 205 are prerequisites for all courses. Students will also meet the requirements for an accounting minor. However, students will be awarded only one minor (accounting or taxation) based upon what is submitted when the minor is declared.

*Although ACCT 405 is not a prerequisite for any of the undergraduate tax courses, students are highly recommended to complete ACCT 405 first.

**Business undergraduate students are permitted to substitute approved graduate tax courses from the MSTFP program upon successful completion of ACCT 405 .

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.