AC 560 Taxes and Business Strategy
Develops a student’s ability to identify, understand, and evaluate tax-planning opportunities. The material focuses on high-level tax planning concepts and the effect of taxes on business decisions. A conceptual framework for evaluating how tax rules affect financial decisions is developed. The framework is then applied to various types of financial decisions, including savings vehicles, business entity choice, capital structure, international tax planning, financial statement analysis, compensation planning, and mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Credits
3
Prerequisite
AC 552, or admission to a School of Business graduate program, or permission of the Associate Director of Graduate Programs, or permission of the Department of Accounting Chairperson