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Graduate School of Business Administration

Home| Academics|Special MBA Programs|MBA in Taxation & Accounting (MTA)

MBA in Taxation & Accounting (MTA)

The MTA program is a Dual Degree Program consisting of an MBA in Professional Accounting and a Master of Science in Taxation. The MTA program combines general business principals and preparation for the CPA examination with a comprehensive education in the complex field of taxation. This provides career advantage to those who complete all parts of the program. “Graduates of the MTA program have successfully secured employment at top New York CPA firms at a rate of at least 90%.”

The Master of Business Administration in Professional Accounting and Master of Science in Taxation (MTA) is an intensive, full-time program with limited enrollment. The MTA program consists of 90 credits; prerequisites of up to nine credits in economics and quantitative methods may be required. The program is intended for both business and liberal arts graduates. Individuals with previous business training or education can benefit from the program's credit waiver policy, which reduces the number of credits required to complete the program.

The program's long-term goal is to develop broadly educated executives who expertise in taxation and accounting not only opens a path to leadership positions but also provides a special perspective from which to analyze important business problems and issues. Short term, the program is intended to meet the exceptional demand from accounting firms, financial institutions, and multinational corporations for tax professionals with upper-management potential.

Students enrolled in the current MTA Program are eligible to fulfill the curriculum requirements to sit for the Certified Public Accountant Examination if they complete all course work and apply for initial licensure before August 1, 2009. Students who either do not complete the course work and/or do not apply for licensure by August 1, 2009 are required to fulfill the curriculum requirements under the new registered program in order to sit for the Certified Public Accountant Examination. Under the new program, there may be some variations in required advanced courses, however, the number of credits required to complete the MTA Program will be approximately the same as each current program.

Students should visit the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and/or the New York State Society of CPAs to keep up to date on the CPA exams and the latest rules, regulations and revisions.

MTA Program of Study Sheet

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Required advanced courses in Accounting and in Taxation

(nineteen courses, 57 credits)

These courses are in addition to the prerequisites and core MBA courses listed on the main MBA Concentration page.

Accounting

AC7105 Financial Accounting
AC7120 External Financial Information and Reporting
AC7130 Advanced External Information and Reporting
AC7150 Accounting Information for Management
AC7171 Auditing of Accounting Systems I
AC7176 Auditing of Accounting Systems II

Taxation

AC7184 Individual and Business Entity Taxation
TX7001 Corporate Taxation
TX7010 Federal Research and Procedure
TX7015 Partnerships
TX7020 Estate and Gift Taxes
TX7030 Corporate Tax Planning Strategies
TX7041 Research Project*
TX7045 International Corporate Taxation (TX7030 is strongly recommended prior to taking this course)

Additional Required Advanced Courses

(five courses, 15 credits)

BL7320 Business Law II
BE7230 Macroeconomics
FN7421 Principles of Modern Finance
FS7810 Field Study Project
One advanced-level course in Finance: FN7422 Corporate Finance or FN7430 Investment Analysis

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Taxation Electives

(three courses, nine credits)

The student selects three additional advanced-level courses from the Taxation areas. Any prerequisites for these classes must be met.

Out of Classroom Experience

The MTA requirements consist not only of the 90-credit course of study, but also include (but are not restricted to) successfully completing MTA activities which interrelate course work to the real world of business. The following are not all required but are encouraged. Contact program director for more information.

MTA Orientation at the beginning of the student’s activities
Annual MTA Tax Moot Court Competition - Provides a law school-type debate setting where students argue various MTA topics as a means to improve oral skills and to look at tax issues from a legal perspective.
Competitions in Big 5 Tax Challenge
Participation in Annual MTA Celebratory Luncheon
Participation in Tax Conferences sponsored by Fordham University
Participation in Professional Conferences/Events Sponsored by the Professional Community identified by the Director
Participation in MTA Mentoring
MTA Internships, where appropriate

Waivers

Students may apply for waivers from the program prerequisite and core business courses, with the exception of MG7660 Business Policy. Waivers from concentration courses, breadth electives or free electives are not granted. The director wishes to convey that although the program is advanced and challenging, it is achievable through attempts at waiver exams and in-depth discussions with the director.