Entrepreneurship - Tax Certificate of Achievement

Program Description

This certificate is designed for students who are interested in studying taxation for their own professional practice or a venture in family business as well as for those who are interested in developing tax skills, creative thinking and innovative approaches as a career builder in working for small or large corporations. The certificate program provides students with an overview of the different areas of taxation and provides them with the skills and knowledge they need to identify and resolve many tax issues.

The pathway below represents an efficient and effective course taking sequence for this program.  Individual circumstances might require some changes to this pathway.  It is always recommended that you meet with an academic counselor to develop a personalized educational plan.

Division

Mathematics, Business & Computer Technology

Department

Business Administration

Career and Academic Pathway (CAP)

Business, Information Technology, Hospitality

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Analyze and problem solve within their tax preparation/bookkeeping venture.

  2. Create and start new ventures associated to tax preparation.

  3. Manage and grow their tax preparation/bookkeeping venture.

  4. To demonstrate knowledge of current information, theories and models, and techniques and practices in all of the major business disciplines including the general areas of Accounting and Finance, Information Technologies, Management, Marketing, and Quantitative Analysis.

Program Map

GE General Education
O Available Online
Program Requirement
P Program Prerequisites

1st Semester

10 units
ACCT 030 - Federal and State Individual Income Taxation
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of federal and state individual income taxation amongst a diverse population. Topics include history and objectives of the income taxes system, analysis of current income taxes issues, and the tax treatment of various types of income, deductions, and credits. Tax planning strategies are discussed. Actual tax forms are studied. Comprehensive individual tax returns are prepared.

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ACCT 047 - Computerized Accounting
This course provides a comprehensive overview of accounting software. Topics covered include the analysis of source documents and the use of accounting software to prepare, understand, and interpret financial statements for a variety of management purposes. It also includes creation and use of spreadsheets to find the solutions to accounting problems within diverse companies.

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BUSAD 106 - Principles of Selling

This course covers the problems of analyzing the sales talk, making an adequate approach, meeting objectives, excuses, and techniques of closing the sale, and the psychology involved in selling services, goods, ideas and one's own personality.

Course Details:

  1. Departmental Advisory: ENGL 101
    2. or
  2. Departmental Advisory: ENGL 101H

2nd Semester

12 units
ACCT 010 - Bookkeeping
This is an introductory course for students interested in the accounting field. The focus is basic bookkeeping and accounting principles for small business enterprises. Emphasis is on the development of skills used to record business transactions, as well as the procedures to prepare financial statements and complete the accounting cycle. The course is designed for occupational students and for those who wish preparatory training before entering ACCT 200.

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ACCT 090 - Payroll Accounting
This course is designed to introduce various types of diverse employee compensations and the current federal and state payroll taxes system. Withholding requirements from employees' compensations as well as payroll taxes reporting are studied. Various types of payroll taxes forms are discussed and prepared. This course will focus on the records and control requirements of payroll accounting.

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BUSAD 103 - Marketing Principles
This course studies the strategic marketing process, which creates value for consumers and organizations through integrated production and distribution of products. It examines the marketing process in the context of the global, cultural, economic, legal/regulatory environment. It also examines ethical and socially-responsible marketing and the impact of information technology.

Course Details:

  1. Departmental Advisory: ENGL 101
    2. or
  2. Departmental Advisory: ENGL 101H
BUSAD 105 - Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship
This is a course on how to start and operate a small business. Topics include facts about small business, essential management skills, how to prepare a business plan, financial needs, marketing strategies, and legal issues. This is a comprehensive examination of establishing and operating a small business in today’s dynamic business environment. 

Course Details:

  1. Departmental Advisory: ENGL 101
    2. or
  2. Departmental Advisory: ENGL 101H