Master of Science [M.S] [Tax Practice] From University at Albany

The one-year M.S. in Taxation (MS-Tax) program is designed to educate students in the methodology of tax research and to help students develop the ability to analyze and interpret tax law, regulations, cases and related material. The program builds on undergraduate education and leads to a greater degree of accounting sophistication in the area of taxation. A significant number of graduates are placed with Big Four, medium size and regional CPA firms, as well as with corporate tax practices and governmental entities.

Attracting students from a variety of backgrounds, the MS-Tax program provides rigorous study in the area of taxation. Students are exposed to state and interstate taxation, corporate taxation, partnership taxation, estate and gift taxation, deferred compensation and profit sharing, tax research, consolidations, reorganizations, and international taxation. The tax program is reviewed by an advisory council composed of experts in the field of taxation including representatives from international accounting firms, industry and the Internal Revenue Service.