ACC 5150 - Federal Income Tax Research

3 unit(s)

Course will cover tax research methods and strategies, along with communication of tax research results. Students will learn how to find a satisfactory answer to a tax issue and how best to communicate results to a client.

Prerequisites: ACC 4140 or consent of instructor

Course Learning Outcomes List
By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Conduct effective research in order to resolve a tax issue for a client. (PLO 1 & 3);
Determine and understand the authority and differential precedential value of different sources of tax laws. (PLO 1 );
Compose an effective tax research memo for a client file. (PLO 2);
Identify violations of Circular 230 and the Standards for Tax Preparation and demonstrate ethical decision making in circumstances not clearly covered thereby. (PLO 5);
Compose an effective tax research letter to send to a client to communicate research findings. (PLO 2); and
Assist a client in an IRS audit effectively and ethically. (PLO 1)

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