Tax Accounting Graduate Certificate

Prepare to play a vital role in any business or non-profit organization as a tax accounting professional.

Where It Is Offered
Fully Online
Duration 1 year
Total Credit Hours 12 credit hours
No GRE or GMAT required
Thesis Requirements No thesis required

Sharpen Your Tax Accounting Skills

Are you an accounting professional who is ready to advance your career or pursue further graduate education? Our graduate certificate in tax accounting is designed for you. This is a 12-credit hour certificate that refines your accounting skills and knowledge. In addition, it may be applied to the Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) program with two of the courses ACCT 538 and ACCT 540 required as part of the core and advanced core. Both of these courses are offered each semester on the current course schedule.

Faculty Spotlight

James Hamill, Ph.D., CPA

This being my third university teaching experience, I find the faculty at A&M-Commerce are much more likely to have recent and relevant work experience in their field. The combination of online and face-to-face instruction accommodates the needs of a much wider group of students than many regional universities.
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Caroline Hartmann, DBA, CPA

Don’t miss out on all the opportunities our university has to offer! Our university offers a welcoming community where the professors truly care about you and your academic success.
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Hongmei Jia, Ph.D.

My philosophy is to teach students to ‘learn how to learn.'
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Program Requirements

Once admitted, you must:

Admission

Your Path to Becoming a Lion

Domestic International

Graduate Step 1 Part 1

Submit Application

  • Create an account or login if you already have one
  • Complete your profile section first once you log into your account
  • Select “School Search” and select Texas A&M University-Commerce
  • Choose the semester you wish to begin
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  • Select “Tax Accounting, Graduate Certificate” as your “Program.”

Domestic Application Fee 395064

  • Pay the $50 application fee.

Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.

  • After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.
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Provisional Status

After you submit your application, you may be granted provisional status, which means you can enroll in one semester of courses. You will not be eligible for financial aid until you submit all of your documents and are accepted into the program.

Submit the following documents to your graduate coordinator after you receive an application confirmation email.

Graduate Coordinator Rebecca Stevens 395100

Your Graduate Coordinator

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Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to your graduate coordinator.

  • We recommend that you request transcripts for all of your academic work.

All international transcripts must be evaluated and the evaluation submitted to the Graduate School.

We accepts evaluations sent directly from the following Agencies.

  • If a normal evaluation is submitted, official original transcripts with all marksheets will still need to be submitted.
  • If a WES ICAP or equivalent is submitted, we will not need the official transcripts to be submitted separately.

If your institution is unable to submit a digital copy, hard copies may be mailed to:

East Texas A&M University
Attn: Graduate School
PO Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011

We will need official/original documents. If those documents are the only copies you have, the Graduate School can mail them back to you upon request. Contact your graduate coordinator for more information.

Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status

  • Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.

  • Apply for scholarships and graduate assistantships once you are admitted.
  • Apply for financial aid by submitting a FAFSA and sending it to school code 003565.
  • Contact your financial aid advisor with any questions.

Once registration opens and you are eligible to enroll, your graduate enrollment specialist will contact you to complete registration.

  • View your degree plan in DegreeWorks.
  • To register for classes, go to myLeo > Student Resources > Registration Menu.

Contact your graduate enrollment specialist if you have any questions regarding your degree plan and registration.

Graduate Enrollment Specialist Jennifer Faunce

Your Graduate Enrollment Specialist

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Note: International students interested in graduate certificates must do so in conjunction with a graduate degree.

Graduate Step 1 Part 1

Submit Application

  • Create an account or login if you already have one
  • Complete your profile section first once you log into your account
  • Select “School Search” and select Texas A&M University-Commerce
  • Choose the semester you wish to begin
Back to menu
  • Select “Tax Accounting Graduate Certificate” as your “Program.”

International Application Fee

  • Pay the $75 application fee

Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.

  • After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.
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Submit the following documents to your graduate coordinator after you receive an application confirmation email.

Graduate Coordinator Rebecca Stevens 395100

Your Graduate Coordinator

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  • Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to:
    East Texas A&M University
    Attn: Graduate School
    2600 S. Neal St.
    Commerce, Texas 75428

We will need official/original documents. If those documents are the only copies you have, the Graduate School can mail them back to you upon request. Contact your graduate coordinator for more information.

Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status

  • Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.

Once registration opens and you are eligible to enroll, your graduate enrollment specialist will contact you to complete registration.

  • View your degree plan in DegreeWorks.
  • To register for classes, go to myLeo > Student Resources > Registration Menu.

Contact your graduate enrollment specialist if you have any questions regarding your degree plan and registration.

Graduate Enrollment Specialist Jennifer Faunce

Your Graduate Enrollment Specialist

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Featured Courses

Individual Income Tax Accounting ACCT 538

A study of income tax laws. Emphasis is given to the impact of the federal income tax on the individual taxpayer. Various research software and tools are utilized to solve practical tax problems.

Advanced Income Tax Accounting ACCT 540

A study of taxation of partnerships, corporations, estates, and trusts under current federal income tax law. An emphasis will be on solving practical problems using tax research tools and software.

Advanced Issues in Taxes ACCT 551

This course examines advanced issues in taxes. Topics include multistate corporate taxation, individual taxes, international taxes, fiduciary responsibility and returns, and current topics. Students will use online tax research services.

View Full Curriculum In The University Catalog

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Rebecca Stevens Graduate Student Services Coordinator: College of Business, College of Humanities Social Sciences and Arts, and Non-Degree
Caroline Hartmann, DBA, CPA Department Head and Associate Professor of Accounting
Alum Jennifer Faunce Director of Graduate Enrollment Management/Graduate Enrollment Specialist for Doctoral Programs

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  • Commerce, TX 75429-3011
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