The Master of Business Administration degree with
a specialization in Taxation (M.B.A. – Taxation) provides the
student with a broad business knowledge and prepares him or her for
cross-functional decision-making. The M.B.A. curriculum gives the
student a deeper understanding of management problems and the
business firm’s position in the economic structure of society. The
goal of the taxation specialization is to provide the student
with an opportunity to focus in the technical area of taxation so
that he or she will be able to enter and advance in the profession
of public accounting as a tax specialist or in corporate management
in the tax area. Accounting and business decisions must be
evaluated in terms of possible tax implications and consequences.
The M.B.A. – Taxation program will not qualify a student to sit for
the CPA examination in the State of New York.
The program will prepare graduates to:
Demonstrate the ability to apply the
competencies of the discipline
- Identify and measure measuring the tax consequences of actions
taken by individuals, partnerships and corporations
- Analyze and summarize tax data for decision making
- Communicate and report tax findings
- Research technical tax issues
- Utilize and leverage technology in tax research and
preparation.
- Recognize appropriate professional behavior
Apply business knowledge and skills
effectively in a variety of settings
- Link data, knowledge, and insight from various disciplines to
provide information to solve problems and make decisions,
demonstrating insight, good judgment, innovation and
creativity
- Demonstrate effective written and oral (including listening)
communications skills, and presentation skills targeting internal
audiences (e.g. top management, functional managers, and direct
report employees)
Demonstrate the ability to make strategic,
integrative decisions
- Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental
concepts/principles of core business disciplines and an ability to
integrate and apply knowledge that runs across a variety of core
business disciplines
- Formulate managerial and strategic business decisions for a
rapidly globalizing business environment
- Demonstrate development of personal and team-level decision
skills, i.e., to secure team participation and “buy-in” for a range
of business issues, policies, and strategic decision making
activities
Demonstrate an understanding of
professional responsibility, ethical obligations, and social
awareness
- Identify the nature, range and scope of ethical considerations
and legal ramifications of a business decision and propose a course
of action for individuals and firms
- Describe and give examples of the strategic and managerial
challenges of not-for-profit community based organizations, and
other charitable service organizations
Demonstrate competency in the global
aspects of business
- Identify local, national and global current events and
understand their impact on society and business