
Accounting and Taxation
Accounting and Taxation
Programme Introduction
This study programme objectives focus at scientific and professional development in accounting and taxation, aiming toprovide solid theoretical-practical training to professionals who work or intend to work in the professional area ofaccounting and taxation, either as organizations staff or as independent consultants.
It also aims to address the latest developments in the areas of international accounting harmonization, in line with thegrowing globalization of markets and businesses, with the aim of transmitting an integrated view of these importantfunctional areas, through integrated and interdisciplinary training, developing technical skills and, simultaneously,enhancing the learning and development of applied research.
Programme Coordinator
Cristina Isabel Branco de Sá
coord.mcf.estg@ipleiria.pt
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Vacancies
General and International student contingent: 35
Notice
Edital 2025 (PT Doc)
DGES certification

Objectives
- Specialized training, which allows the acquisition of a set of skills for the exercise of functions in the area of accountingand taxation;
- Acquisition of skills that allows enhancing the strategic role of accounting and accounting reporting as a supplier of inputsfor the strategic decision process in the context of the knowledge economy, and economic, social and environmentalresponsibility;
- Collect, select and interpret relevant information in order to generate useful information to justify theresults and justify the actions; identify problems and search for the best solutions to them;
- Acquisition of specialized skills in the area of Taxation, aiming training technicians capable of understanding andapplying tax laws in a comprehensive and integrated manner, articulate the relationship between accounting, financial andtax theory and current practices and the development of the capacity to deal with new and complex problems.

Study Plan
- 1. Year
- 2. Year
ID | Name | Semester | ECTS | Length |
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Corporate Accounting | S1 | 5 | 30 h | |
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Advanced Financial Accounting | S1 | 5 | 30 h | |
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Advanced Topics in Income Taxation | S1 | 5 | 30 h | |
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Data Analysis for Business Sciences | S1 | 5 | 30 h | |
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Optional I | S1 | 5 | ||
The student must check all the optional curricular units with de Programme Coordenator | ||||
Optional II | S1 | 5 | ||
The student must check all the optional curricular units with de Programme Coordenator | ||||
Advanced Topics in Taxatio n of Consumption and Property | S2 | 5 | 30 h | |
Tax Planning | S2 | 5 | 30 h | |
Advanced Public Accounting | S2 | 5 | 30 h | |
Research Methodologies in Accounting and Taxation | S2 | 5 | 30 h | |
Optional III | S2 | 5 | ||
Optional IV | S2 | 5 |
ID | Name | Semester | ECTS | Length |
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Dissertation / Project / Internship | S1 | 30 | ||
b) The students must choose one of the following CU: Dissertation in Accounting and Taxation; Project in Accounting and Taxation or Internship in Accounting and Taxation |
Entry Requirements
a) Holders of an undergraduate degree or a legal equivalent in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, Business or related fields;
b) Holders of a foreign higher education diploma, granted after a first cycle of studies, under the principles of the BolognaProcess, by a State, which has subscribed this process in the fields mention in a);
c) Holders of a foreign higher education diploma that is recognized as meeting the objectives of an undergraduate degreeby the scientific body of the ESTG-IPLeiria;
d) Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum, recognized as adequate to attend the study cycle by thescientific body of the ESTG-IPLeiria;
e) Students in the process of completing the degree course in areas whose detention is necessary to enter the course andwho declare this fact in the application.
International Student
All information related to the international student application should be consulted on our International Students webpage.
a) Holders of an undergraduate degree or a legal equivalent in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, Business or related fields;
b) Holders of a foreign higher education diploma, granted after a first cycle of studies, under the principles of the BolognaProcess, by a State, which has subscribed this process in the fields mention in a);
c) Holders of a foreign higher education diploma that is recognized as meeting the objectives of an undergraduate degreeby the scientific body of the ESTG-IPLeiria;
d) Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum, recognized as adequate to attend the study cycle by thescientific body of the ESTG-IPLeiria;
e) Students in the process of completing the degree course in areas whose detention is necessary to enter the course andwho declare this fact in the application.
International Student
All information related to the international student application should be consulted on our International Students webpage.
Accreditation
State: Accreditated
Number of years of accreditation: 6
Publication Date: 21-05-2021
A3ES Accreditaion
State: Accreditated
Number of years of accreditation: 6
Publication Date: 21-05-2021
A3ES Accreditaion
More Information
If you are an International Student you can contact us to: studywithus@ipleiria.pt
If you are an International Student you can contact us to: studywithus@ipleiria.pt
Application Fee
60€
60€
Enrolment Fee
General contingent: 50€
International student contingent: 100€
General contingent: 50€
International student contingent: 100€
Tuition Fee
General contingent: 1140€
International student contingent: 3000€
General contingent: 1140€
International student contingent: 3000€
