COURSE NUMBER & NAME: 431 Tax Seminar

CREDIT HOURS: Two (2) REQUIRED: no ELECTIVE: yes

PREREQUISITES (Required): Income Tax.

PREREQUISITES (Advised): NONE.

WHEN OFFERED:

SUBSTANTIVE COVERAGE AND OBJECTIVES OF COURSE:

Assigned readings on various tax policy topics are discussed in class. In addition, each student prepares a research paper on a selected tax policy topic and presents that paper to the class. To further enhance writing skills, each student edits two other students' research papers. This course satisfies the upper-level writing requirement.

RELATION TO OTHER OFFERINGS IN CURRICULUM:

Income Tax, Federal Taxation of Business Enterprise (Corporate Tax), Partnership Tax, Nonprofit Organizations, Estate and Gift Tax.

RELATION TO BAR EXAM SUBJECTS:

none.

RELATION TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: