This guide is for ACCT 612 Week 5 Essay 2, start to submission. The second 2 to 3-page essay, submitted through SafeAssign.
ACCT 612 is Tax Research and Jurisprudence, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MS in Accounting. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as ACCT612; it is the same course.
| Course | ACCT 612 Tax Research and Jurisprudence |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 5 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | 2 to 3 pages |
| Sources | The number of citations requested in the instructions |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA; submitted through SafeAssign |
What ACCT 612 Week 5 Essay 2 asks for
Essay 2 is due in Module/Week 5 with Gill and Sawyers chapter 9. Same requirements as Essay 1: 2 to 3 pages with the requested citations, submitted through SafeAssign. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in ACCT 612
In the published schedule, Essay 2 is one of 12 graded written assignments in ACCT 612. It follows Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 3 and comes before Week 6 Tax Research Memo 3. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 3, so plan the week's writing together.
How ACCT 612 Week 5 Essay 2 is graded
Liberty grades Essay 2 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 100 points in the published guide. That is about 10% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in ACCT 612 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Module/Week one begins on Monday and ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Modules/Weeks 2-8 begin on Saturday and end at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
Essays are graded on the strength of the argument and the quality of the authority behind it. Primary authority (the Code, regulations, cases) counts for more than commentary, so lead with it and use articles to explain or criticize it.
The ACCT 612 Week 5 method, step by step
Answer the prompt in one sentence first
Write a one-sentence answer to the Essay 2 prompt before drafting. That sentence becomes the thesis and keeps the essay on track.
Plan three supporting points
Sketch the supporting points and the course concept each one uses.
Develop each point with evidence
One paragraph per point: claim, support (The number of citations requested in the instructions), explanation.
Engage the course material directly
Use the course's own terms and sources. The grader is checking that you learned the week's material.
Conclude with the so-what
End by saying why the answer matters for practice or for the field, in two or three sentences.
Check length and format
Check the word or page count (2 to 3 pages) and APA citations.
Plan the essay around one contested question, such as whether courts apply a doctrine consistently, and answer it in the first paragraph. Support the answer with the statute, a leading case and a later case, and close with what the answer means for a tax adviser structuring a transaction today.
A structure for ACCT 612 Week 5 Essay 2
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,000 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | The question and answer. | ~140 words |
| Body | The argument with authority. | ~620 words |
| Conclusion | Summary. | ~240 words |
A topic angle that works
If the prompt asks about a judicial doctrine, take a position on whether it is applied consistently, and support it with two or three cases.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Courts apply the economic substance doctrine more predictably since Congress codified it in Section 7701(o) in 2010: a transaction must change the taxpayer's economic position in a meaningful way, apart from tax effects, and have a substantial non-tax purpose.1 Before codification, circuits differed on whether both prongs were required, which left taxpayers uncertain.2
- Cites the statute.
- Explains the change.
- Notes the prior split.
Mistakes that cost points on ACCT 612 Week 5
- Too few citations.
- Over 3 pages.
- No SafeAssign submission.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 2 to 3 pages
- Sources: The number of citations requested in the instructions
- Thesis stated in the introduction
- Each paragraph carries one point
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
When is ACCT 612 Essay 2 due?
In Module/Week 5.
How many points is ACCT 612 Week 5 Essay 2 worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 612, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 10% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is ACCT 612 Week 5 the same in every section of ACCT 612?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 612. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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