With a history of providing exceptional legal education, Washington University School of Law offers an online Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation designed for lawyers and law school graduates who want to specialize in tax law.
Students in the program will gain a comprehensive understanding of federal, state and local tax law and will graduate prepared to assist individuals and organizations in all major areas of tax, such as estate planning, employee benefits and corporate taxation.
The program can be completed entirely online in as little as one year.
LLM in Taxation (Online)
Program Requirements
- 24 total credits
- One required course
- 15 credits of electives
- One year to complete
- Cumulative grade-point average of 2.79 based on all courses taken, whether or not credit is earned
Courses
Students will complete one required course and then choose from a variety of electives to meet their individual career goals. Visit the School of Law's course catalog for online programs for current course descriptions.
Required Course
Electives
- Accounting for Tax Attorneys
- Corporate Taxation
- ERISA
- Externship
- Federal Estate and Gift Taxation
- Federal Tax Procedure
- International Taxation
- Partnership Taxation
- State and Local Taxation
- Supervised Research
- Tax Research and Writing
- Tax-Exempt Organizations