Master of Science [M.S] [Taxation] From Baruch College

Graduates will become tax experts and will also be able to start their own tax preparation and tax planning businesses. The goals of the program are to prepare graduates for numerous careers in the area of taxation and ultimately for leadership in the marketplace. To accomplish these goals students are provided with the advanced technical and research skills necessary to operate effectively as tax professionals and industry leaders. The program also gives students the necessary background to properly interpret new developments and remain in the vanguard of the profession.? Students can complete the program on a full-time (one-year) or part-time basis by taking a carefully chosen sequence of 11 courses (31.5 credits).? Applicants are not required to possess an accounting or general business background.

Program credits can be counted both as part of the accounting/taxation courses and toward the overall 150 credits needed to meet the NY State CPA requirements; MS in Taxation does not meet those requirements by itself, but may for graduates who were also undergraduate accounting majors.

Students who completed their undergraduate education in a non-English speaking country will be required to take non-credit bearing modules in Grammar Troubleshooting and American English Pronunciation offered by the Division of Continuing and Professional Studies.? These modules may be waived based on a waiver exam.? The modules are not required for students who completed a four-year degree in an English-speaking country.