ACCTG 217 - Income Tax Procedures

5 Credits

Provides an introduction to taxation with the primary focus being on Individual Income tax laws, regulations, judicial resources, and administrative requirements. Provides the foundation and fundamental background for conducting tax research and resolving issues involving individual Income taxation.

Pre-requisite(s) ACCTG 121 min 2.0 or ACCT& 201 min 2.0
Fees

Designed to Serve Business students interested in tax law and accounting.
Active Date 2012-09-28

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 32
Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline
Writing of research papers, processing complicated tax returns using the income tax formula. Students gain a working knowledge of the tax formula to be able to solve tax return problems.

Student Learning Outcomes
Gain an understanding of tax law and how it originated.

Gain an understanding of how to research tax issues and the techniques use to accomplish this objective.

Ability to communicate tax issues via written research papers written in proper ADA format.

Develop the ability to work in groups on difficult tax issues and strive to adhere to reporting deadlines and objectives.

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