Master of Accounting with a Concentration in Tax

• Courses offered alternate weekends, limited weeknight offerings on the main campus and online.
• Designed for working professionals in the field of accounting.
• Students with limited accounting experience can complete foundation course requirements online.
• Program can be completed in as little as 18 months.
• Program begins three times annually with starts in August, January and May.
• 30 credit hours (based on undergraduate degree)
• International students on a F1 visa without a bachelor's degree in accounting may not be eligible for this program.

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Total credits: 30 Graduate Credit Hours

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Full-Time professionals are available to discuss the Master of Accounting with concentration in Taxation curriculum with you in greater detail. Simply call 800.672.7223 Ext. 25168 or contact our Enrollment Services Staff.

The following prerequisite courses are built into the M.Acc. core curriculum.

Students have four options for satisfying a program prerequisite course:

1. Complete course(s) offered by the H. Wayne Huizenga Collee of Business and Entrepreneurship;
2. Complete a proficiency examination administrated by a testing organization that has national recognition, such as CLEP and DANTES. Students selecting this option must complete the requirements within their first two semesters with HCBE. After the second semester, courses must be completed with HCBE. Official transcripts must be received by the office of Academic Advising one week prior to register for courses requiring the prerequisite requirement.
3. Complete the course with another regionally accredited institution. Students should obtain verification from an academic advisor regarding course equivalency at another institution. Students will need to supply a course description for initial evaluation. A course syllabus may be required if additional review is needed.
4. Students in the Master of Accounting program who have an earned Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with grades of C or higher, from a regionally accredited institution and is a licensed CPA, can have the 10 year time limit waived for all prerequisite courses with the exception of ACT 5731.

• An application and $50 non-refundable application fee. CLICK HERE to APPLY ONLINE
• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or for students with degrees from foreign institutions, an official foreign academic evaluation stating equivalent bachelor’s degree, must be submitted from a NACES organization www.naces.org 
• Students who have earned a degree from a foreign non-English speaking country must submit English proficiency test scores, (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, Duolingo, ELS)
• Additional documents and may be required along with the GMAT or GRE based on review by the admissions committee.

Please contact us directly for minimum GPA requirement and required English proficiency test scores. View additional admission information

This information is taken from irs.gov. Please check their Enrolled Agent Information Page for the latest requirements.

Follow these steps to become an enrolled agent:

1. Obtain a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN);
2. Visit the Special Enrollment Examination (SEE) web page to apply to take the test and review the SEE Candidate Information Bulletin and other useful information;
3. Review SEE sample test questions and answers
4. Achieve passing scores on all 3 parts of the SEE.*
5. Apply for enrollment and pay enrollment fee electronically at Pay.gov or by downloading Form 23 and mailing the completed form and a check to the IRS.
6. Pass a tax compliance check to ensure that you have filed all necessary tax returns and there are no outstanding tax liabilities. This check is conducted on your behalf after submission of Form 23.

*Certain IRS employees, by virtue of past technical experience, are exempt from the exam requirement.

Once you become an enrolled agent you must:

• Renew your status as an enrolled agent every three years
• Obtain continuing education
• Renew your PTIN annually

To qualify as a candidate for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination, the following requirements must be fulfilled (as quoted from the State of Florida website):

1. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, unless one is using the provisions of the foreign rule.

The Board accepts degrees from schools accredited by the following associations : Middle States Association, New England Association, North Central Association, Northwest Association, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Association of Independent Schools and Colleges who have been approved by the Florida State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities, and Canadian Schools who have been approved by their provincial educational bodies.

2. The accounting education program must consist of 36 semester hours of upper division accounting courses including coverage of tax, auditing, financial, and cost accounting. The business education program must consist of 39 semester hours of upper division general business courses with some exceptions. One micro-economics, one macro-economics, one statistics, one business law, and one introduction to computers course may be lower division. As part of the general business hours, applicants are required to have a total of six semester hours of business law courses which must cover contracts, torts, and the Uniform Commercial Code. Excess upper division accounting courses may be used to meet the General Business requirement. Elementary accounting classes are never acceptable for credit. Courses for non-accounting majors and any M.B.A. courses that are equivalent to elementary accounting are not accepted for this requirement.

Examination Dates

April - May

July - August

October - November

January - February