Courses
The Boston University online Master of Laws in Taxation consists of 24 credits.
Visit the Boston University Online Course Schedule to view all current and upcoming courses.
- All online students are expected to complete the degree requirements within four years.
- Twenty-four (24) credits are required to complete the degree program.
- The Federal Income Tax course is a prerequisite or corequisite for the Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders and Partnership Tax 1 courses, as well as two electives, International Tax (4 cr) and Taxation of Financial Products (4 cr).
- Requirements and prerequisites can be waived based on prior coursework.
- Additional courses for 2013–2014: Estate and Tax Planning (4 cr, fall); Life Cycle of a Business Venture (2 cr, fall); Transfer Pricing (2 cr, spring); and Taxation of Financial Products (4 cr, spring).
Fall 2012 Courses
- Federal Income Tax* (4 cr)
- International Tax (4 cr)
Spring 2013
- State and Local Tax (2 cr)
- Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders* (4 cr)
- Making Tax Law (2 cr)
Summer 2013
- Tax Practice, Procedure and Standards* (4 cr )
- Federal Income Tax* (4 cr)
- Partnership Tax 1* (2 cr)
- Tax Accounting (2 cr)
*Required course