Master of Taxation

The Master of Taxation (MTax) program offers graduate-level accounting education for students who are interested in taxation. While there are no required data analytics courses, students will gain knowledge of data analytics in some required coursework.

The MTax program requires 30 semester hours (10 three-hour courses) taken on the Oxford campus and can be completed in 10-12 months.

Required Accountancy & Taxation Courses (15 hours, 5 courses)

• ACCY 509: Corporate Income Tax
• ACCY 601: Financial Accounting Theory & Analytics
• ACCY 605: Managerial Accountancy & Business Intelligence
• ACCY 610: Auditing Seminar
• ACCY 612: Tax Research Seminar

Taxation Electives (6 hours, choose 2 courses)

• ACCY 603: Contemporary Taxation
• ACCY 626: Estate and Gift Taxation
• ACCY 633: Income Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders
• ACCY 634: Taxation of Partners and Partnerships

Accountancy Electives (6 hours, choose 2 courses)

• ACCY 501: Internal Auditing
• ACCY 521: International Accounting
• ACCY 525: Professional Report Writing
• ACCY 530: Accounting Information Processes & Analytics
• ACCY 609: Current Topics in Systems and Analytics
• ACCY 611: Business Associations
• ACCY 615: Accounting, Audit, Business & Regulation (CPA Review Course)
• ACCY 628: Accountancy Data Modeling and Visualization
• ACCY 690: Professionalism, Policy and Research

General Electives (3 hours, choose 1 course)

Courses listed below are offered by the Patterson School of Accountancy. Courses at the 500 level and above that are offered by the School of Business Administration and School of Law as well as selected courses offered by other schools on campus are approved as general electives. An additional accountancy elective can be taken in place of the general elective.

• ACCY 503: Speaker’s Edge
• ACCY 515: Accountancy Problems I (study abroad in London)
• ACCY 520: Accounting Internship
• ACCY 525: Professional Report Writing

Questions? Please contact Dr. Jennifer McClure, Director of Master’s Programs, at mcclure@olemiss.edu or (662) 915-1675.