Hello,

I am a college student interested in AICPA.

According to the State of California,

I will have to complete 24 units of accounting coures.

Is it all right for me to take accounting courses  

from local community colleges to fulfill this requirement?

I am planning to take both Financial & Managerial Accounting

courses.

My intended local community college is listed here but

http://www.accjc.org/ACCJC_accredited_Institutions.htm

the web site says there was a warning issued against

this school. Is this O.K.?

I have one more question.
Is it possible for me take basic tax course

without taking financial accounting course?

Textbook is Federal Taxation, 2005 Edition by Pratt and Kulsrud

Please let me know.

Thank you! 

ps

Here is the course syllabus for Tax course.

1           ; ;       Aug. 30         & ;nbs p;   Introduction

                                                  Chapter 1           ; ;                    

                                                   Historical perspective, types of taxes including state and local, 

                                                   employment, gift and estate tax         &am p;nb sp;                      

                      Sept. 6                Holiday—No Class Meeting

2                   Sept. 13               Chapter 1 continued               1-26, 1-28, 1-31, 3-32, 3-36

                                                   Chapter 3                                 

                                                   Business entities, tax administration

                                                   (Chap. 3 pages 1-10 only)

3                   Sept. 20                Chapter 2           ; ;                      2-18, 2-19
                                                    Legislation, audits, the appeals process, tax practice, research, and CPA responsibilities

4                   Sept. 27               Chapters 5 & 7                        5-27, 5-47, 7-28, 7-49

                                                  Gross income, accounting methods and periods, business deductions,

related party transactions    

                                                  (Chapter 5 pages 1-31 only)

                                                  (Chapter 7 pages 1-16 and 26 ?end only)

5                   Oct. 4                  Chapter 9                                  9-28, 9-33, 9-34

                                                  Capital recovery and depreciation

                                                 Review for examination

6                  Oct. 11                 Examination #1 Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 9

                                                  Chapter 10                                10-12, 10-23

                                                 Inventories, bad debts, net losses

                                                  (Chapter 10 pages 1-6, 13-14 and 19-24 only)

 7                  Oct. 18                Chapter 13                              13-32, 13-35, 13-37

                                                  AMT, tax credits

                                                  (Chapter 13 pages 1-8, 12-15 and 22-38 only)

                                                  Review of examination

8                      Oct. 25                Chapters 14 & 15                     14-24, 14-27, 14-32, 15-35, 15-42

                                                  Property transactions, involuntary conversions and exchanges

                                                  (Chapter 15 pages 10-end of chapter only)       

9                   Nov. 1                 Chapters 16 & 17                     16-21, 16-28, 16-40, 17-26

                                                   Capital gains and losses, 1244 stock, ?231 property, depreciation recapture

10                 Nov. 8                  Chapter 17 & Review          17-31, 17-35

11                  Nov. 15               Examination #2 Chapters 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17

                                                    Introduce Chapter 19

12                    Nov. 22              Chapter 19                              19-19, 19-23, 19-24, 19-25

                                                   Corporate formations, transactions and schedule M-l

                                                    Review of examination

                                                   *Research project due*

13                  Nov. 29               Chapter 20                              20-31, 20-34, 20-48, 20-50

                                                  Earnings and profits, dividends, acquisitions, liquidations

14                  Dec. 6                 Extra Materials

                                                   Consolidated returns, controlled groups, reorganizations                                                   

                                                   Continue Chapter 20

                                                   Review for final