AC 560 Taxes and Business Strategy

Develops a student’s ability to identify, understand, and evaluate tax-planning opportunities. The material focuses on high-level tax planning concepts and the effect of taxes on business decisions. A conceptual framework for evaluating how tax rules affect financial decisions is developed. The framework is then applied to various types of financial decisions, including savings vehicles, business entity choice, capital structure, international tax planning, financial statement analysis, compensation planning, and mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.