I am a 1.5 semesters away from holding a BS in Accounting. I have no interest in public accounting, but I have taken a Tax course that my university requires for all Accounting Majors. The "tax planning" will cost you, but in theory, the benefits should exceed the costs. Kind of off topic warning. I learned about all kinds of good stuff in that class. For example, a farmer could expense a international cxt ($100,000 truck) over four years and basically get a badass truck for free. Assuming he had $100,000 initially to buy the truck.