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Elective Courses

Planning courses, one of which is required for graduation, are marked with a *.

Course

Credit Hours

* Advanced Tax Issues—Bankruptcy

2

* Benefit Aspects of Business Transactions

2

* Charitable Gift Planning
Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties

2
2

* Compensation Planning

2

Consolidated Returns and Affiliated Corporations

2

* Corporate Tax Planning

2

Digital Security for Tax Practitioners

2

* Drafting Fundamentals of Estate Planning Documents

2

Electronic Commerce

2

Employee Benefits

2

Employee Benefits Law

1

* Estate Administration

2

* Estate Planning I

2

* Estate Planning II

2

Exempt Organizations

2

Federal Tax Collection

2

Federal Wealth Transfer Taxation
International Tax I
International Tax II
International Tax Seminar

2
2
2
2

Internship, Office of Chief Counsel, IRS **

2

Internship - Villanova Law School Federal Tax Clinic

2

Introduction to Digital Law

2

* Negotiating and Drafting Tax Provisions in Corp. Acquis. Agreements

2

* Post Mortem Estate Planning

2

Probate Process and Practice

1

Qualified Pension and Profit Sharing Plans

2

State and Local Taxation

2

* Tax Planning for Investments

2

* Tax Planning for Real Estate Development

2

Tax Policy Seminar

2

Tax Prosecutions and Penalties

2

Taxable Acquisitions

2

Taxation of Investment Entities

2

Taxation of Real Estate Transactions

2

Taxation of S Corporations

2

Taxation of Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations

2

Taxation of Trusts and Estates

2

Tax-Free Reorganizations

2

* = Planning Courses

** = An unpaid competitive internship with the Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service is available to qualified graduate tax students. The qualifying student may elect whether or not to participate in the internship for academic credit. If credit is elected, tuition is charged. Inquire at the Graduate Tax office.