Fisher College of Business

William A. Raabe

Faculty

William A. Raabe


Senior Lecturer, Accounting & MIS


personal page:
http://fisher.osu.edu/~raabe_12
e-mail: raabe_12@cob.osu.edu
phone: (614) 292-4023
fax: (614) 292-2118
address: 430 Fisher Hall
Fisher College of Business
2100 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

Education

  • PhD, University of Illinois
  • MAS, University of Illinois
  • BS, Carroll College (WI)
  • Certified Public Accountant

Areas of Expertise

  • Federal Taxation
  • State/Local Taxation
  • International Taxation
  • Tax Education and Technology
  • Not-for-Profit Organizations
  • Financial and Retirement Planning
  • Charitable Gift Techniques

Biography

William A. Raabe is one of the country's leading tax educators and authors.

For many years, Bill was the Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of Taxation at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Bill also has taught at Arizona State University, the Capital University (OH) Law School, and Samford University (AL). He has been active in the tax education functions of the major accounting firms, and he created nationally marketed software for estate and gift planners.

His scholarly articles appear in journals for both academics and tax advisors. His books include undergraduate and graduate texts, as well as several professional reference works. Bill has testified as to tax matters before legislative committees and in the courtroom as an expert witness. He often is quoted in the media on the topics of tax law, tax reform, and economic development effects.

Bill is an advisor to OSU's teams in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Policy Case Competition and the Deloitte Tax Student Case Competition, and he heads the Fisher/OSU Tax Clinic.

 
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