Kristofer Neslund

Kristofer Neslund, author of Chapter 9, is Associate Professor of Accounting at Ashland University. He holds a DBA from Kent State University, a JD from Lewis and Clark College, and an LLM in taxation from New York University. He is a CPA and a member of the Oregon bar. Prior to entering academia, he was a tax partner in two law firms, as well as the CFO of a telecommunications company operation in three western states, During the academic year 2004 to 2005, he was a visiting professor in the...See more

Kristofer Neslund, author of Chapter 9, is Associate Professor of Accounting at Ashland University. He holds a DBA from Kent State University, a JD from Lewis and Clark College, and an LLM in taxation from New York University. He is a CPA and a member of the Oregon bar. Prior to entering academia, he was a tax partner in two law firms, as well as the CFO of a telecommunications company operation in three western states, During the academic year 2004 to 2005, he was a visiting professor in the Master of Professional Accountancy program at UNITEC in New Zealand, and a visiting professor of law the the Europa Universitat Viadrina in Germany and La Trobe University in Austrailia. Dr. Neslund has more recently been a visiting professor of law at the University of New Hampshire and Roger Williams University. He was selected for a Fulbright Scholarship in Accounting at the University of Iceland for 2015. His research interests are corporate governance, the regulation of the accounting profession, securities regulation, and taxation. He is presently the president of the Tri-State Academy of Legal Studies in Business and president-elect of Region 4 of the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs. See less