Joel M. DiCicco

Dr. Joel DiCicco is a CPA with over 35 years of practitioner experience in finance, taxation, and accounting. For approximately 20 years, Joel worked for the IRS with increasing responsibility, leading to his position as territory manager for Financial Products. In this role, he worked and supervised the most complex and sophisticated tax structuring and valuation issues. He also served on details as territory manager for both Global High Wealth and Large Business Employment Taxes. Dr. DiCicco has been a faculty member at Florida Atlantic University for more than 15 years, and he is now a full-time senior instructor for the graduate executive programs, where he lectures in the areas of accounting, finance, and taxation. Joel serves on the Florida Institute of CPA’s Editorial Committee for CPA Today and the Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards Committee. In addition to his PhD from Florida Atlantic University in public administration focusing on budgeting and finance, Joel has both a MS in taxation from Florida International University and an MBA in finance from Manhattan College. He is credentialed in valuation, forensics, and management accounting.