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20260412890The Tax Accounting Program aims to provide students with knowledge of the tax systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including value-added tax (VAT) and zakat. It focuses on understanding tax regulations and analyzing financial records and books to determine tax liabilities. The program also covers the fundamentals of financial accounting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with international standards, enabling students to effectively apply tax concepts.
Leadership in providing outstanding applied education in tax and zakat accounting, contributing to Saudi Vision 2030 by supplying the national economy with specialized competencies.
To prepare highly competent and professional graduates in accounting and taxation by providing a stimulating educational environment and modern applied training that meets the evolving needs of the labor market.
Last Modified Date: 20/10/2026 - 11:03 AM Saudi Arabia Time
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACIT 100 | Computer Applications | 3 | None |
| Description | The course is a test of practical skills and competencies of computer theory and practice. The course helps to establish a benchmark for basic computer skills giving the opportunity for the students to effectively join the new information age and consequently leading to fulfilling the ultimate objective of computer literacy. It also emphasizes the development of problem-solving skills by using a range of widely used office software applications. | ||
| ACE 101 | Intensive English 1 | 4 | None |
| Description | This course has been designed to expose students to use English for everyday purposes related to work, school and social life. It provides students with opportunities to combine both meaning and effectiveness of learning in authentic environments. The course also takes an approach to broaden students’ horizon by personalizing the target language. Then, students become able toexpress themselves with their opinions and ideas using enjoyable and useful topics, communicative functions, and grammar as a means to achieve proficiency in the use of English. | ||
| ACG 122 | Work Ethics | 3 | None |
| Description | This course introduces students to the principles of professional ethics, workplace conduct, and responsible practice in health sciences. It covers integrity, accountability, confidentiality, respect, teamwork, communication, punctuality, occupational responsibility, and adherence to institutional policies and safety standards. Special emphasis is placed on ethical behavior in sterilization services, including accurate documentation, proper handling of medical devices, infection-prevention responsibilities, compliance with standard procedures, and reporting errors or unsafe practices. By the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate professional judgment, maintain ethical and safe work practices, and contribute responsibly to high-quality patient care and effective healthcare services. | ||
| ACG 111 | Preparatory Maths | 3 | None |
| Description | This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts of college-level algebra and precalculus, designed to strengthen students’ analytical and problem-solving skills in mathematics. It covers essential topics such as real number operations, algebraic expressions, equations and inequalities, functions, and their graphical representations. Students will explore properties of exponents and radicals, rational expressions, quadratic and polynomial equations, and systems of equations using various methods, including matrices and determinants.The course also introduces exponential and logarithmic functions, as well as arithmetic and geometric sequences and series. Emphasis is placed on developing a solid conceptual understanding and computational proficiency to prepare students for higher-level mathematics and applied fields. | ||
| ACAC 115 | Introduction to professional accounting | 3 | None |
| Description | The course aims to enable students to acquire desirable level of professional English that can be used in practice within the accounting and finance contexts. | ||
| ACAC 112 | Principles of Economics | 3 | None |
| Description | The Principles of Economics course is an introduction to the scientific concepts of economics, which enables the student to build a knowledge base on economics to restrict it in advanced economic studies | ||
| ACAC 113 | Principles of Finance | 4 | None |
| Description | Principle of finance is designed to provide understanding on how financial managers make both short-term and long-term decisions. In addition, the course is also aimed at providing understanding on time value of money, valuation of financial securities, risk-return relationship, capital budgeting concept and multinational financial management. The course introduces several financial concepts including financial securities (e.g. bonds & stocks) | ||
| ACAC 121 | Financial Accounting 1 | 4 | None |
| Description | Financial Accounting 1 is meant to serve as an overview course that will focus on the financial reporting process.The recording process and the production of financial statements will be highlighted as you are introduced to simple tools that will allow you to analyze financial information. You will also learn to explain the information contained in financial statements in your future role as a manager, investor or other user of financial accounting information. | ||
| ACAC 183 | Corporate Governance | 3 | None |
| Description | This course reviews the fundamental concepts of corporate governance, focusing on the regulatory and administrative frameworks that enhance transparency, accountability, and the protection of shareholders' rights. It also discusses the challenges and opportunities in improving corporate performance through the application of governance standards. | ||
| ACAC 184 | Commercial systems | 3 | None |
| Description | This course highlights the fundamental introduction to tax regulations and bylaws, alongside the general principles governing the classification of commercial businesses and their specific legal systems. These include the New Companies Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Papers Law, Commercial Register Law, Accounting and Auditing Profession Law, Commercial Books Law, Anti-Commercial Fraud Law, Commercial Contracts Law, and Anti-Money Laundering Law. | ||
| ACAC 222 | Financial Accounting 2 | 4 | ACAC 121 |
| Description | Financial Accounting 2 is meant to serve as an overview course that will focus on the financial reporting process. The recording process and the production of financial statements will be highlighted as you are introduced to simple tools that will allow you to analyze financial information. You will also learn to explain the information contained in financial statements in your future role as a manager, investor or other user of financial accounting information. | ||
| ACAC 223 | Cost Accounting | 4 | ACAC 121 |
| Description | This course is developed for the preparation and the use of budgeting and standard costing and variance analysis as essential tools for planning and controlling business costs and for measuring and monitoring the performance of an organization. | ||
| ACAC 225 | Zakat Accounting | 3 | ACAC 121 |
| Description | To develop knowledge and understanding of the process of carrying out the assurance engagement and its application in the context of the professional regulatory framework | ||
| ACAC 287 | Taxes | 4 | ACAC 121 |
| Description | The course provides a general overview of taxation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to develop knowledge and understanding of the tax implementation and application process within the context of the professional regulatory framework. | ||
| ACAC 289 | Tax laws and regulations | 3 | ACAC 184 |
| ACAC 290 | VAT | 3 | ACAC 287 |
| Description | This course reviews the fundamental concepts and applications related to Value Added Tax (VAT) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including how to calculate it, prepare the VAT return, and handle electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) for VAT. | ||
| ACAC 291 | Excise &Real Estate Transaction Tax | 3 | ACAC 287 |
| Description | It aims to provide students with a comprehensive and deep understanding of both excise tax and real estate transaction tax, with a particular focus on the legal and practical context in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. | ||
| ACAC 292 | Intermediate accounting | 4 | ACAC 222 |
| Description | This course describes the foundations of accounting operations related to recording impairment in asset values, lease accounting, and inventory. It also aims to cover the concept and analysis of the statement of cash flows. Furthermore, the course addresses provisions, liabilities, and contingent assets, and concludes by introducing the student to how to apply standards and procedures for cash and receivables accounts. | ||
| ACAC 293 | Practical cases in Taxes& Zakat | 3 | ACAC 287 |
| Description | The 'Practical Cases in Taxes and Zakat' course provides an applied study of taxes and Zakat through the analysis of various practical cases. The course includes identifying and calculating various types of taxes, as well as calculating Zakat, utilizing computer tools such as Excel to enhance efficiency in tax and Zakat calculations and the preparation of tax and Zakat returns. | ||
| ACAC 294 | Practical training | 4 | ACAC 289 |
| Description | This course provides the student with outcomes that enable them to compete and adapt in the job market. It is a graduation requirement aimed at aligning what the student has learned in the program as a theoretical aspect with the practical side and gaining a broader perspective to reach higher executive positions in the field of tax accounting. | ||
Course Code: ACIT 100
Description
The course is a test of practical skills and competencies of computer theory and practice. The course helps to establish a benchmark for basic computer skills giving the opportunity for the students to effectively join the new information age and consequently leading to fulfilling the ultimate objective of computer literacy. It also emphasizes the development of problem-solving skills by using a range of widely used office software applications.
Course Code: ACE 101
Description
This course has been designed to expose students to use English for everyday purposes related to work, school and social life. It provides students with opportunities to combine both meaning and effectiveness of learning in authentic environments. The course also takes an approach to broaden students’ horizon by personalizing the target language. Then, students become able toexpress themselves with their opinions and ideas using enjoyable and useful topics, communicative functions, and grammar as a means to achieve proficiency in the use of English.
Course Code: ACG 122
Description
This course introduces students to the principles of professional ethics, workplace conduct, and responsible practice in health sciences. It covers integrity, accountability, confidentiality, respect, teamwork, communication, punctuality, occupational responsibility, and adherence to institutional policies and safety standards. Special emphasis is placed on ethical behavior in sterilization services, including accurate documentation, proper handling of medical devices, infection-prevention responsibilities, compliance with standard procedures, and reporting errors or unsafe practices. By the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate professional judgment, maintain ethical and safe work practices, and contribute responsibly to high-quality patient care and effective healthcare services.
Course Code: ACG 111
Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts of college-level algebra and precalculus, designed to strengthen students’ analytical and problem-solving skills in mathematics. It covers essential topics such as real number operations, algebraic expressions, equations and inequalities, functions, and their graphical representations. Students will explore properties of exponents and radicals, rational expressions, quadratic and polynomial equations, and systems of equations using various methods, including matrices and determinants.The course also introduces exponential and logarithmic functions, as well as arithmetic and geometric sequences and series. Emphasis is placed on developing a solid conceptual understanding and computational proficiency to prepare students for higher-level mathematics and applied fields.
Course Code: ACAC 115
Description
The course aims to enable students to acquire desirable level of professional English that can be used in practice within the accounting and finance contexts.
Course Code: ACAC 112
Description
The Principles of Economics course is an introduction to the scientific concepts of economics, which enables the student to build a knowledge base on economics to restrict it in advanced economic studies
Course Code: ACAC 113
Description
Principle of finance is designed to provide understanding on how financial managers make both short-term and long-term decisions. In addition, the course is also aimed at providing understanding on time value of money, valuation of financial securities, risk-return relationship, capital budgeting concept and multinational financial management. The course introduces several financial concepts including financial securities (e.g. bonds & stocks)
Course Code: ACAC 121
Description
Financial Accounting 1 is meant to serve as an overview course that will focus on the financial reporting process.The recording process and the production of financial statements will be highlighted as you are introduced to simple tools that will allow you to analyze financial information. You will also learn to explain the information contained in financial statements in your future role as a manager, investor or other user of financial accounting information.
Course Code: ACAC 183
Description
This course reviews the fundamental concepts of corporate governance, focusing on the regulatory and administrative frameworks that enhance transparency, accountability, and the protection of shareholders' rights. It also discusses the challenges and opportunities in improving corporate performance through the application of governance standards.
Course Code: ACAC 184
Description
This course highlights the fundamental introduction to tax regulations and bylaws, alongside the general principles governing the classification of commercial businesses and their specific legal systems. These include the New Companies Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Papers Law, Commercial Register Law, Accounting and Auditing Profession Law, Commercial Books Law, Anti-Commercial Fraud Law, Commercial Contracts Law, and Anti-Money Laundering Law.
Course Code: ACAC 222
Description
Financial Accounting 2 is meant to serve as an overview course that will focus on the financial reporting process. The recording process and the production of financial statements will be highlighted as you are introduced to simple tools that will allow you to analyze financial information. You will also learn to explain the information contained in financial statements in your future role as a manager, investor or other user of financial accounting information.
Course Code: ACAC 223
Description
This course is developed for the preparation and the use of budgeting and standard costing and variance analysis as essential tools for planning and controlling business costs and for measuring and monitoring the performance of an organization.
Course Code: ACAC 225
Description
To develop knowledge and understanding of the process of carrying out the assurance engagement and its application in the context of the professional regulatory framework
Course Code: ACAC 287
Description
The course provides a general overview of taxation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to develop knowledge and understanding of the tax implementation and application process within the context of the professional regulatory framework.
Course Code: ACAC 289
Course Code: ACAC 290
Description
This course reviews the fundamental concepts and applications related to Value Added Tax (VAT) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including how to calculate it, prepare the VAT return, and handle electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) for VAT.
Course Code: ACAC 291
Description
It aims to provide students with a comprehensive and deep understanding of both excise tax and real estate transaction tax, with a particular focus on the legal and practical context in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Course Code: ACAC 292
Description
This course describes the foundations of accounting operations related to recording impairment in asset values, lease accounting, and inventory. It also aims to cover the concept and analysis of the statement of cash flows. Furthermore, the course addresses provisions, liabilities, and contingent assets, and concludes by introducing the student to how to apply standards and procedures for cash and receivables accounts.
Course Code: ACAC 293
Description
The 'Practical Cases in Taxes and Zakat' course provides an applied study of taxes and Zakat through the analysis of various practical cases. The course includes identifying and calculating various types of taxes, as well as calculating Zakat, utilizing computer tools such as Excel to enhance efficiency in tax and Zakat calculations and the preparation of tax and Zakat returns.
Course Code: ACAC 294
Description
This course provides the student with outcomes that enable them to compete and adapt in the job market. It is a graduation requirement aimed at aligning what the student has learned in the program as a theoretical aspect with the practical side and gaining a broader perspective to reach higher executive positions in the field of tax accounting.
