Tax Specialist (TASCC)

Location(s): Fort Omaha Campus, South Omaha Campus, Elkhorn Valley Campus, Online

Award: Career Certificate

Pathway to associate degree: Accounting (ACAAS)

Academic Focus Area: Business

The Tax Specialist Career Certificate teaches students the principles of accounting and the concepts of payroll and tax preparation. For over 100 years, the U.S. Tax Code has changed and adapted. Tax Preparation is a dynamic field that allows students to engage with customers and utilize accounting skills to prepare individual and small business tax returns. The skills taught in the Tax Specialist Career Certificate prepare students for positions with tax preparation services or in support positions in small to medium-sized businesses. This Tax Specialist Career Certificate program may be useful to students who are interested in preparing their tax returns each year or who wish to become professional tax accountants. Students may use this career certificate as a pathway to further education in accounting or business administration.

Graduation Requirements

To earn this certificate, a student must complete all required courses.

Total credit hours required: 27.0

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Course Requirements - 27.0 credits

ACCT 1100 - Accounting I 4.5 Credits
ACCT 1110 - Accounting II 4.5 Credits
ACCT 1120 - Accounting III 4.5 Credits
ACCT 1360 - Payroll Accounting 4.5 Credits
ACCT 1370 - Individual Income Tax 4.5 Credits
ACCT 1371 - Business Income Tax 4.5 Credits

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Prepare, analyze, and interpret financial statements in accordance with General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Evaluate business decisions using managerial accounting methods.
Analyze and prepare payroll transactions and forms.
Analyze and prepare individual income tax filings.
Analyze and prepare business tax entries and filings.
Apply ethical reasoning to accounting scenarios.