Carl H. Lindner College of BusinessCarl H. Lindner College of BusinessUniversity of Cincinnati

Carl H. Lindner College of Business

MS-Accounting Course Descriptions

22 ACCT 331

Intermediate Accounting I. 4 ug. cr. Application of generally accepted accounting principles to financial statement preparation with emphasis on current asset accounts.

22 ACCT 332

Intermediate Accounting II. 4 ug cr. Application of generally accepted accounting principles to financial statement preparation with emphasis on non-current asset, liability, and owners' equity accounts.

22 ACCT 333

Intermediate Accounting III. 4 ug. cr. Application of generally accepted accounting principles to financial statement preparation with emphasis on accounting for income taxes, pensions, leases, and other specialized accounting problems.

22 ACCT 472

Tax I. 4 ug. cr. Analysis of the implications of taxation for decision making, covering corporate, partnership and individual taxation with a focus on the role of accountants and tax preparers in providing sophisticated tax advice.

22 ACCT 521

Fraud Examination. 4 gr. cr. Prevention, detection and prosecution of fraud with emphasis on asset misappropriation by employees and managers.

22 ACCT 576

Accounting for Non-Profit Organizations.  4 gr. cr. Accounting problems for not-for-profit institutions including fundamentals of fund accounting for governmental units.

22 ACCT 598

Professional Ethics and the Accounting Environment. 4 gr. cr. Study of professional ethics and the standard setting process in accounting.

22 ACCT 821

Managerial Accounting. 4 gr. cr. Dedicated to an exploration of discipline of managerial accounting, especially planning and control, non-business decision-making, and inventory valuation and income determination.

22 ACCT 831

Corporate Tax I. 4 gr. cr. Study of federal tax consequences of the formation and operation of a corporation. Includes distribution of cash and property, an introduction to taxation of Subchapter S corporations and tax problems related to the accumulation of income by the corporation.

22 ACCT 872

Federal Tax Planning and Research.  4 gr. cr. Methodology and procedures in tax planning and research; study of corporate and shareholder taxation.

22 ACCT 873

Auditing.  4 gr. cr. Principles, standards and procedures included in the conduct of an audit.  Internal control, statistical sampling, objectives, and report presentation.

22 ACCT 874

Advanced Auditing.  4 gr. cr. Topics covered include advanced financial audit methodologies, professionalism in public arena, audits of computerized systems and advanced quantitative auditing techniques.

22 ACCT 875

Consolidated Financial Statements.  3 gr. cr.  Accounting for business combinations and preparation of consolidated financial statements.

22 ACCT 882

Strategic Cost Management.  4 gr. cr. Current topics in the area of management accounting including quantitative and behavioral considerations.

22 ACCT 887

International Accounting.  4 gr. cr. Discussion of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) with a comparison to US GAAP.