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Taxation

University of Kentucky

Post-Baccalaureate CertificateCIP: 52.1601

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Lexington, Kentucky

    South Limestone, Lexington, Kentucky, 40506-0032

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingSpeakingMonitoringWritingActive LearningComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingTime ManagementService OrientationMathematics

Knowledge

English LanguageMathematicsCustomer and Personal ServiceEconomics and AccountingLaw and GovernmentAdministration and ManagementAdministrative

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionNear VisionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingSpeech ClarityProblem SensitivitySpeech RecognitionWritten ExpressionCategory FlexibilityNumber FacilityMathematical Reasoning

Tasks

  • Compute taxes owed or overpaid, using adding machines or personal computers, and complete entries on
  • Use all appropriate adjustments, deductions, and credits to keep clients' taxes to a minimum.
  • Furnish taxpayers with sufficient information and advice to ensure correct tax form completion.
  • Send notices to taxpayers when accounts are delinquent.
  • Confer with taxpayers or their representatives to discuss the issues, laws, and regulations involved
  • Notify taxpayers of any overpayment or underpayment, and either issue a refund or request further pa
  • Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior managem
  • Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institut
  • Prepare reports, exhibits, and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and so
  • Write descriptions of the property being appraised.
  • Determine the appropriate type of valuation to make, such as fair market, replacement, or liquidatio
  • Document physical characteristics of property such as measurements, quality, and design.
  • Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
  • Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations
  • Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or no

Technology

Financial analysis softwareAccounting softwareProject management softwareTax preparation softwareElectronic mail softwareCompliance softwareData base user interface and query softwareHuman resources softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareDocument management softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP software

Tools

10-key calculatorsDesktop computersNotebook computersComputer laser printersComputer scannersLaptop computersMulti-line telephone systemsPersonal computersPhotocopiersComputer data input scannersLaser facsimile machinesPersonal digital assistants PDAPhotocopying equipmentScannersTablet computers

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportIndependenceAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Tax Preparers13-2082.00
  • Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents13-2081.00
  • Financial Examiners13-2061.00
  • Appraisers of Personal and Business Property13-2022.00
  • Accountants and Auditors13-2011.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)

  • Complex individual and small-business tax returns — prepare autonomously, applying nuanced judgment on deductions, credits, and multi-state filing requirements.
  • Tax minimization strategies — evaluate and implement across a diverse client portfolio by leveraging all appropriate adjustments and credits within legal boundaries.
  • Non-routine tax situations — analyze using inductive and deductive reasoning to determine correct treatment for uncommon income sources and expenses.
  • Clients facing audit risk or amended return needs — advise by interpreting relevant federal and state tax law and communicating findings in plain language.
  • Financial analysis software and advanced spreadsheet tools — employ to model tax scenarios and support data-driven recommendations for small-business clients.
  • Quality review of full return packages — conduct systematically to detect procedural, legal, and computational errors across an entire office workload.
  • Changing tax legislation — monitor through active learning and translate into updated preparation practices with minimal direction from management.
  • Billing and invoicing software — oversee for client account accuracy, ensuring fees align with service complexity and firm pricing standards.
  • Client retention and satisfaction — sustain through consistent service orientation, follow-through on commitments, and proactive communication throughout the tax year.
  • Cross-functional records including payroll, depreciation schedules, and asset documentation — integrate to produce accurate and defensible business tax returns.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

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Completion Rate
100%
Placement Rate
Not reported