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Student and Professional Attitudes about the use of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations in an Introductory Tax Class

Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations

ISBN: 978-1-78190-840-2

Publication date: 11 July 2013

Abstract

We investigate the perceptions and attitudes of both students and tax professionals about the use of the Code and Regulations in an introductory tax course. We administer a survey at the beginning and end of the semester to 106 students enrolled in an introductory tax course, and a separate survey that is completed by 120 tax professionals. Students enrolled in an introductory tax course that integrates the use of the Code and Regulations feel significantly more proficient in using and interpreting this material at the end than at the beginning of the semester. Supplemental assessment of learning data also indicates that students who have been exposed to the Code and Regulations in this course have a fairly high degree of proficiency in accessing and interpreting material. Furthermore, tax professionals view the ability to read and interpret the Code and Regulations as particularly valuable when entering the workplace and somewhat valuable for the certified public accountants exam. This study’s findings extend prior literature on the introductory tax course and provide evidence that students display positive attitudes on the use of the Code and Regulations after being exposed to this skill, and that tax professionals consider the ability to access and interpret the authoritative support in the Code and Regulations quite useful for the workplace.

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Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge feedback from Dorothy Feldmann (editor) and participants at the 2012 AAA Annual Meeting (including Jerry Weinstein, discussant). We also appreciate the research assistance of Anna Miller, Rachel Peters, and Charlie Thornton.

Citation

Hageman, A.M. and Fisher, D.G. (2013), "Student and Professional Attitudes about the use of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations in an Introductory Tax Class", Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations (Advances in Accounting Education, Vol. 14), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 213-236. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1085-4622(2013)0000014016

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