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• Mission Statement

  The Master of Taxation provides quality graduate education through core tax knowledge and deep tax thinking to develop professionals and career-oriented students. The degree is focused on tax law and the enhancement of professional tax skills.

• Student Learning Outcomes
  • Graduate Certificate

    At the end of their study in the School of Accounting and Taxation, Graduate Certificate in Taxation students will:

    Be effective researchers and communicators.

    • Utilize relevant tax research databases as resources to gather information.
    • Prepare well-written letters and memos.

    Will understand and comply with tax laws and regulations.

    • Accurately complete income tax returns.
    • Demonstrate an understanding of the tax laws.

    Be ethically aware.

    • Understand ethical issues and professional standards in tax practice.

    Be analytical thinkers.

    • Systematically evaluate tax issues, generate & compare alternatives, and propose solutions.

    Be globally informed.

    • Familiarity with international tax issues.
  • Associate Degree (Not Applicable)

     

  • Graduate Degree

    At the end of their study in the School of Accounting and Taxation, Master of Taxation students will:

    • Be effective researchers and communicators.
      • Utilize relevant tax research databases as resources to gather information.
      • Prepare well-written letters and memos.
    • Will understand and comply with tax laws and regulations.
      • Accurately complete income tax returns.
      • Demonstrate an understanding of the tax laws.
    • Be ethically aware.
      • Understand ethical issues and professional standards in tax practice.
    • Be analytical thinkers.
      • Systematically evaluate tax issues, generate & compare alternatives, and propose solutions.
    • Be globally informed.
      • Familiarity with international tax issues.
         

• Curriculum Grid

• Program and Contact Information

  91¶ÌÊÓƵ's Master of Taxation (MTax) program empowers students with the skills to succeed as tax professionals. MTax graduate students have the tax, accounting, and analytical skills sought by public accounting firms, government entities and private industry. Faculty members bring real-world scenarios to the classroom and teach students how to adapt to a continuously changing world that requires flexibility, creativity and discipline.
   

  Contact Information:
  Dr. Ryan Pace
  91¶ÌÊÓƵ
  1337 Edvalson Dept. 3803
  Ogden, UT 84408-3803
  Wattis Business Building, Rm. 276
  (801) 626-7562

  School of Accounting & Taxation Website

• Assessment Plan

  The School of Accounting and Taxation maintains AACSB accreditation that is independent from the Goddard School of Business and Economics. The latest guidance from AACSB suggests an AoL program that measures student performance less frequently while focusing more efforts on meaningful closing the loop activities. The School of Accounting and Taxation has adjusted our AoL schedule accordingly. We last collected direct measures of student performance in Spring 2024. We will collect again in Spring 2026. In the interim, we are implementing closing the loop activities (curricular changes) that we hope will result in improved student performance across our learning objectives.
  
  We collected direct measures of student performance and identified closing the loop activities in Spring 2024. Moving forward, we will implement closing the loop activities during Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Fall 2025, and assess the effectiveness of closing the loop activities in Spring 2026. The cycle will then begin again. 
  
  The School of Accounting and Taxation collects indirect measures of student performance in addition to direct, outcome-based measures of student achievement. The department meets regularly with our Advisory Board. Board members provide feedback regarding our curriculum, including suggestions for potential improvements based on ongoing changes in the accounting profession. Additionally, our graduating students complete an exit survey. Students answer questions addressing the degree to which they feel they’ve met the learning objectives identified in our curriculum map. The Master of Taxation faculty discuss these indirect measures during department meetings to identify possible curriculum improvements.

   

• Assessment Report Submissions

  
  
  
  
  
  
• Program Review

  2022-23
   

This information is part of the cyclical program review process. Details such as mission statements, learning outcomes, etc., are updated as part of the biennial assessment reporting process, an integral component of program review.