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May 04, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Tax Preparation Certificate of Achievement
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This program provides students with sufficient knowledge of Federal tax law to prepare individual and small business tax returns and to obtain an entry-level position as a tax preparer or bookkeeper. This program at the current time does not certify individuals as a tax preparer in the State of California.
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Program Student Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this program will be able to:
- Prepare a set of basic financial statements.
- Calculate and analyze common ratios and numerical relationships that are produced through the accounting cycle.
- Demonstrate applications of current federal tax law.
- Analyze basic tax information and prepare related federal tax returns.
- Demonstrate proficiency in communicating financial information in the subject area.
- Present an oral presentation in the designated subject area
REQUIRED CORE
Course ID |
Title |
Units |
ACCT 1A |
Financial Accounting |
4 |
ACCT 216 * |
Individual Income Tax |
4 |
ACCT 217 * |
Partnership and Corporate Taxation |
3 |
BUS 13 |
Legal Environment & Business Law |
3 |
CIMA 104 + |
Spreadsheets: Excel–Beginning |
3 |
CIMA 223A * or |
Computerized Accounting - QuickBooks–Beginning |
1.5 |
CIMA 223B * |
Computerized Accounting - QuickBooks–Advanced |
1.5 |
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Select from Restricted Electives |
3 |
TOTAL UNITS FOR THE CERTIFICATE
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21.5
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RESTRICTED ELECTIVES: Select one course from the following: |
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ACCT 215 |
General Accounting |
3 |
ACCT 235 |
Entrepreneurial Accounting |
3 |
*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description. |
+Completion of the A and B versions of this course can also be used to fulfill this requirement. |
Suggested coursework not required for the major: ACCT 120 , 202B , 203 , BUS 1 , 1H , 102 ,103 , 104 , 125 ,CIM 1 , 10 , 112 , CIMA 104B *,106 , CIMN 100 , ECON 2 , 2H , 4 , 4H |
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