American University of Madaba

Faculty of Business & Finance

Department of Accounting

AUM Course Syllabus

Semester Fall Spring 2019/2020

1. Course Specifics

Course Title  Tax Accounting

Course Number: 501243
Course Prerequisite(s)
Course Co-requisite(s) N/A
Credit Hours 3
Lecture Days & Time Tuesday & Thursday 11:30 - 1:00 BB - S03
Class Location
Course Instructor/s Dr. Anan F. Srouji
Syllabus Approved by:
b. Academic Committee Accounting Department
a. Department Chair Dr. Usama Fendi

 2. Academic Staff Specifics

Name Academic Office Number, Location Office Hours E-mail Address
Rank and Tel. Ext.
Dr. Anan F. Srouji Assistant M&W 10:00-11:30 a.srouji@aum.edu.jo
Professor BA - F30, Ext.5407 T&T 8:30 – 10:30,

3. Course Components

Resources:
Fundamentals of Taxation 2015 Chapters 1, 2 new Edition 2017
Cruz, Deschamps, Niswander, Prendergast, Schisler, Trone

Federal Taxation 2016 Comprehensive, 29th Edition Chapter 2 - Chapter 7 Prentice Hall’s

Jordan Taxation Law 2015

Assessment Instruments
Mark
%30 Midterm
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 American University of Madaba
Faculty of Business & Finance
Department of Accounting

AUM Course Syllabus

Semester Fall Spring 2019/2020

10% Quizzes, Homework and Participation

20% Project
40% Final Exam
100% Total

Course Academic Calendar

Basic and support material to be covered Homework/reports and

Weeks their due dates
Week 1: 1 to 23
Ch 1: Introduction to taxation

Week 2: 1 to 23
Ch 1:Introduction of taxation & 1040EZ
Week 3: Ch 2: Corporate Formations and Capital 1 to 42

Structure
Week 4: Ch 2: Corporate Formations and Capital 1 to 42
Structure
Week 5: Ch 3: The Corporate Income Tax 1 to 52

Week 6: 1* CH 3: The Corporate Income Tax 1 to 52

Week 7: Ch 4: Corporate Nonliquidating 1 to 43
Distributions
Week 8: Ch 4: Corporate Nonliquidating 1 to 43
Distributions
Week 9: Ch 5: Other Corporate Tax 1 to 56

Levies ;Income tax – Jordan Law

Week 10: Ch 5: Other Corporate Tax Levies ; 1 to 56

Corporate Income Tax – Jordan law

Week 11: Ch 6: Corporate Liquidating 1 to 53

Distributions

Week 12: Ch 6: Corporate Liquidating 1 to 53

Distributions
Week 13: Ch 7 : Corporate Acquisitions and 1 to 52

Reorganizations

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 American University of Madaba
Faculty of Business & Finance
Department of Accounting

AUM Course Syllabus

Semester Fall Spring 2019/2020

Week 14: Ch 7 :Corporate Acquisitions and 1 to 52

Reorganizations

Week 15: Presentation of Projects

Week 16: Final Exam

- The participation mark includes quizzes and homework assignments.

- Homework and assignments will be specified in the due course, and will be different across
different groups
Course Policies

Course Policies
University regulations applied to this course regarding class attendance, punctuality, exams, late
submissions, absence with permission, penalties for cheating, and policies for assignments and
projects, if any. Students should be aware of all those in addition to other rules and regulations
stated and described in the student’s handbook.

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