William R. Kauppila, CPA, CFE Clinical Instructor CPA, State of Washington 1970 MBA, Western Michigan University, 1968 BS, Northern Michigan University, 1967 Email: kauppw@spu.edu

Accounting Experience:

1972- present Benson & McLaughlin (local CPA firm), owner since 1980.

1968-1972 Coopers & Lybrand (Big 8 accounting firm)

William Kauppila has spent the past thirty-five years as a CPA specializing in providing accounting, tax and consulting services to closely held businesses and high net worth individuals. In addition, he is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and has provided forensic accounting services to clients. He has written many articles on topics relating to forensic accounting.

Teaching: Federal Income Taxation, Financial Accounting

Interests: Financial accounting, income taxes, forensic accounting and estate planning