ACCT 6626 Taxes and Management Decisions
This course provides students with a framework for tax planning. Specific applications of the framework integrate concepts from finance, economics, and accounting to help students develop a more complete understanding of the role of taxes in business strategy (e.g., tax planning for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; tax arbitrage strategies; taxation of competing legal entities; employee compensation; and others).
Course overview
- Department
- Accounting
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Both
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
Requirements fulfilled
- Accounting: Accounting Department Electives (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Accounting for Finance & Consulting: Approved concentration elective options (Current University Catalog)
- Accounting for CPAs: Accounting Department Electives (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Accounting for Finance and Consulting: Electives (6 credit hours from the following list) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.94 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.03 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 7
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Marcos Carreno | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 25 of 28 |
| Spring 2025 | Gil Manzon | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 20 |
| Spring 2024 | Gil Manzon | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | — | 10 of 11 |
| Spring 2023 | Gil Manzon | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 16 of 17 |
| Fall 2022 | Gil Manzon | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 9 |
| Spring 2022 | Gil Manzon | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 39 |
| Fall 2021 | Gil Manzon | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 18 of 24 |