ACCT 618 is advanced corporate taxation in Liberty's MS in Accounting. Its written work is a 1,000-word reflection on your background in corporate taxation, two long forums, and five lesson problems drawn from the Bittker and Eustice study problems that carry three quarters of the course.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as ACCT 618 Advanced Topics in Corporate Taxation, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as ACCT618.
What ACCT 618 covers
The catalog description: This course explores current topics within the field of corporate taxation, as well as the impact of corporate taxes on shareholders.
The course explores current topics in corporate taxation and the effect of corporate taxes on shareholders. The texts are Bittker and Eustice, Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders, and its companion volume of study problems.
There are no quizzes or exams: the five lesson problems (150 points each, Weeks 3 to 7) are the core of the course, each answering questions from the study problems book on the week's chapters.
Textbook named in the published guide: Bittker & Eustice, Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders (2017). Bittker & Eustice, Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders (Study Problems) (Revised) (2017). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
ACCT 618 assignments, week by week
Every graded written assignment in the published guide has its own how-to guide below. Quizzes, exams, checklists and class introductions are left out because there is nothing to write.
| Week | Assignment | Points | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essay | 50 | 1,000 words |
| 2 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 100 | Thread at least 500 words; replies at least 450 words |
| 3 | Lesson Problem 1 | 150 | Not set in the guide; answer each assigned question |
| 4 | Lesson Problem 2 | 150 | Not set in the guide; answer each assigned question |
| 5 | Lesson Problem 3 | 150 | Not set in the guide; answer each assigned question |
| 6 | Lesson Problem 4 | 150 | Not set in the guide; answer each assigned question |
| 7 | Lesson Problem 5 | 150 | Not set in the guide; answer each assigned question |
| 8 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 100 | Thread at least 500 words; replies at least 450 words |
Week 1: Essay
A 1,000-word reflection on your background in corporate taxation and the research tools you have used or would use. How to write ACCT 618 Week 1 Essay.
Week 2: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 500-word thread and two 450-word replies, each with 2 scholarly citations. How to write ACCT 618 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 3: Lesson Problem 1
Answer the assigned questions from the Bittker and Eustice study problems on the week's chapters. How to write ACCT 618 Week 3 Lesson Problem 1.
Week 4: Lesson Problem 2
The second set of study problems, on the week's chapters. How to write ACCT 618 Week 4 Lesson Problem 2.
Week 5: Lesson Problem 3
The third set of study problems. How to write ACCT 618 Week 5 Lesson Problem 3.
Week 6: Lesson Problem 4
The fourth set of study problems. How to write ACCT 618 Week 6 Lesson Problem 4.
Week 7: Lesson Problem 5
The last set of study problems. How to write ACCT 618 Week 7 Lesson Problem 5.
Week 8: Discussion Board Forum 2
The final forum: a 500-word thread and two 450-word replies, each with 2 scholarly citations. How to write ACCT 618 Week 8 Discussion Board Forum 2.
How ACCT 618 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The five lesson problems are 150 each (750), the two forums 100 each (200), the essay 50 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Lesson Problems (5) | 750 |
| Discussion Board Forums (2) | 200 |
| Essay | 50 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 940 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
How to approach ACCT 618
Bittker and Eustice is a practitioner treatise, dense and heavily footnoted; read the assigned chapters with the Code open beside them.
For each lesson problem, answer with the Code section and the treatise's discussion as authority, as a practitioner would.
Questions students ask
What are the ACCT 618 lesson problems?
Questions from the Bittker and Eustice study problems book on the week's chapters, five in all, worth 150 points each.
What is the ACCT 618 essay?
A 1,000-word reflection on your background in corporate taxation and the research tools you have used; if you have no corporate tax experience, it covers the tools you would use and how your experience has or has not prepared you. No sources are required.
Working through ACCT 618 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.