Graduate Certificate in Tax Compliance & Planning

The Graduate Certificate in Tax Compliance & Planning focuses on taxation topics involving more advanced individual and entity tax compliance, including consolidated tax returns, multijurisdictional tax issues, and transactions between an entity and its owners. Courses in this certificate program also touch on personal financial planning and entity planning, inclusions and exclusions to gross income, and gift taxation compliance and planning. The tax treatments of the formation and liquidation of business entities are covered, as well.

Courses are taught by leading faculty members at the Sawyer Business School, which is ranked among the best in the world. This certificate program is designed to be completed part-time in two semesters on campus. You can continue to build on your accounting knowledge by stacking the Graduate Certificate in Tax Compliance & Planning with our Graduate Certificate in Business Analysis & Reporting, Information Systems and Controls, Data Analytics, Data Management, or Financial Technology (FinTech). If you apply to the MS in Accounting degree program or another graduate business degree program, you may be able to apply the courses in this certificate program to reduce the time it will take to complete your master’s degree.


Admission & Costs

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester: August 15, then rolling
  • Spring Semester: January 4, then rolling

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Application Materials

  • Completed application
  • $50 application fee (waived for students who attend a graduate admission event)
  • Resume
  • Unofficial transcripts of all post-secondary work. Admitted students enrolling in the program will need to have official transcripts, including proof of degree conferral, on file prior to their first class
  • Goal statement (essay)

Graduate Certificate in Foundations of Accounting and Taxation

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Financial Assistance Information

Federal student loan aid may be available for this program--see Federal Student Aid for details and use Suffolk's code: 002218. Suffolk University also offers several options to help you finance your graduate studies. Learn about the discounts that may be available to you.

Visit Student Financial Services to view graduate loan and financing options.

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