Kristina Kesselring

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Kristina Kesselring

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Accounting

Office Hours

Tue/Thur. 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Biography

Kristina is a full-time assistant professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where she teaches the new generation of accountants about the wonders of taxation. With a PhD from the University of Denver, she conducts research on taxpayer behavior. She obtained her Master of Professional Accountancy degree, emphasizing taxation, at MSU Denver and undergrad at Colorado State University, Pueblo. More than 25 years of public accounting experience in taxation (partnership/corporation/non-profit/individual/estates & trusts), accounting services (payroll/sales tax/monthly accounting services), and consulting (tax planning/estate planning) lend credence to her insight, which spans multiple industries. With a passion for educating taxpayers through the maze of guidance, she hopes to make a lasting impact by sharing her expertise.

Education

PhD in Business

University of Denver

MS in Professional Accountancy

MSU Denver

BBA in Business Administration

Colorado State University Pueblo

Published Works

    Kesselring, L. K. . Social Policy and Compliance: An Experimental Study on Taxpayer Behavior. . Teare, C., Kesselring, L. K. . SMALL BUSINESS TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE: BREAKING BARRIERS TO RESOLUTION. (in press). Small Business Institute Journal. Kesselring, L. K., Holt, D. A., Clifton, T. G., Betzer, L. S. . US Litigation Cases Wherein Stakeholders Were Not Provided with Accountability. , Kesselring, L. K. . Signals of Trust: Investor Perceptions of Management Tax Disclosures. Journal of American Taxation Association. Kesselring, L. K., Holt, D. A., Clifton, T. G. (). Financial Reporting by Small Privately-held Corporations: Exploring Stakeholder Rights to Accountability in the US and the UK. Small Business Institute. Russell, R., Russell, R., Kesselring, L. K. (2018). Untangling the Inherited IRA Rules Retiring Baby Boomers and the Impending Transfer of Wealth. The CPA Journal, https://www.cpajournal.com/2018/06/13/untangling-the-inherited-ira-rules/