You are kinda missing the point by putting the horse before
the carriage. First ask your wife what SHE wants to do with
the degree THEN find out if that degree will allow her to do
what she wants! If she only wants to do tax returns then she
may never NEED the degree. First choose the end goal and the
needed education to attain that goal will fall in place.
Also, this is the best advice I give all individuals who are
in a profession transition situation and considering
attaining further education: 1. Decide what you THINK you
want to do. 2. Talk to people who actually do that work and
find out how they got there and how they would do it now -
and find out if the job is what you initially thought it
would be because you might realize it's not the job for you.
3. If it is a profession where you will work for someone
else then go talk to some companies that you would like to
work for in the industry and see what THEY say you need to
get a job with them - they may tell you something you had no
idea about AND it could save you a great deal of time and
money! 4. After gathering all this information then reasses
your goals and choose a course of action based upon well
earned knowledge!

If your wife does this then she will attain the position she
wants in the least amount of time with the company she wants
for the least amount of expense.

Mark-

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"Bart" <bart[at]agemark.com> wrote:

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Dick,

I know of no MST program that requires anything more than an
undergraduate business degree. Certainly no minimum
requirement in accounting, particularly since many if not
most aspects of tax are not true accounting anyway.

To answer the OP's question MSTs in my area are highly
sought after, however IMO it does not make up for lack of
professional experience nor does it mean one is a competent
tax professional. I consider it to be an invaluable
learning experience that complements ongoing professional
work, but it is not a substitute for it.

--
David M. Woods, EA, ChFC, CLU and MST
Woods Financial Services
Norwood, MA 02062
www.woods-financial.com

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My wife has an undergraduate degree in English. She thinks
she would like to earn a masters in tax. My question is;
does anybody hire an MS Tax graduate that has not been
involved in accounting/finance? If so, who would hire such a
graduate? Insights are much appreciated.

Moderator:
My mistress has a Ph.D in Medieval History. She works as
an Internal Audit Supervisor for the State of Maryland.
My point is "suboptimal productive education" is only an
impairment to income if you allow it to be.

My own brother has a History undergrad degree and runs
his own CPA firm.

My undergrad degree was a double major in Political Science
and Sociology. I have a research Masters in Accounting from
the University of the Promised Land at Chapel and spent 11
years as a Professor of Accounting at the University of
Baltimore.

Support your wife. She may have her hand on the lever of
a slot machine! Have her take the H&R Block course. That
might be enough for her to do returns to see if an MS in
Tax will be in her best interest.

Also many Universities will require 30 semester hours of
Accounting as a requirement for an MS program. A very
important point: Intermediate Accounting is like WAR.
There are no heros, only survivors.

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