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Greg Kling

  • Associate Professor of the Practice of Accounting

Greg teaches full-time both undergraduate and graduate courses in the Marshall School of Business and Leventhal School of Accounting. Greg teaches continuing education classes for the California Society of CPAs. Greg is a co-author for Federal Taxes Affecting Real Estate (LexisNexis), a professional publication used by tax professionals worldwide, and is an Editorial Adviser for The Tax Adviser, a monthly magazine published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. During his previous career in public accounting, Greg was in charge of his firm's Accounting Consulting & Tax Group, which provided a wide variety of business services to clients with revenues ranging from $1 million to $50 million. Greg served a diverse group of clients throughout his career – public and private companies, entrepreneurial and large multi-state businesses, in many different industries. Greg's BS in Business Administration (Accounting emphasis) is from the University of California, Berkeley and his MS in Taxation is from Golden Gate University.


Greg Kling
Press Inquiries: COMMUNICATIONS@MARSHALL.USC.EDU

Areas of Expertise

Accounting Fraud
Business Ethics
Corporate Tax
Ethics
Ethics in Tax
Executive Compensation
Family Business
IRS
Personal Taxes
Professional Ethics

Programs

Graduate
Undergraduate

Departments

Leventhal School of Accounting

INSIGHT + ANALYSIS

The latest interviews, quotes, citations, and research in the media.

NEWS + EVENTS

RESEARCH + PUBLICATIONS

AWARDS

  • 2024 Diamond Teaching Award

    Issuer

    Leventhal School of Accounting

    Issue Date

    05.17.2024

  • 2023 Diamond Teaching Award

    Issuer

    Leventhal School of Accounting

    Issue Date

    05.12.2023

COURSES

Fall 2024
  • ACCT-410
    Foundations of Accounting
    Non-technical presentation of accounting for users of accounting information; introduction to financial and managerial accounting. Not open to students with course credits in accounting. Not available for unit or course credit toward a degree in Accounting or Business.
  • ACCT-561T
    Income Tax of Corporations and Their Shareholders
    Concepts and principles governing the taxation of corporations and their shareholders; the effect of taxes on corporate formation, capital structure, distributions, and liquidations. Recommended preparation: ACCT-550T or ACCT 554T or ACCT 560T or LAW 600.
  • ACCT-567T
    Taxation of Transactions in Property
    Taxation of gains and losses from sales, exchanges and other transactions involving property, especially real estate; tax planning.
Spring 2024
  • ACCT-451
    Tax Analysis with Data Analytics
    Capabilities to identify and analyze relevant tax issues; apply research tools to find solutions and provide alternate approaches using data analytics. Duplicates credit in the former ACCT 374 and the former ACCT 474.
  • ACCT-430
    Accounting Ethics
    Theoretical knowledge and practical application accountants need to identify ethical issues and reconcile conflicts among competing stakeholders' interests in all major areas of accounting practice.
  • ACCT-571T
    Taxation of Business Owners and High Net-Worth Individuals
    Application of tax law in areas of compensation planning, investment planning, tax shelters, and current developments relating to the individual taxpayer.
Fall 2023
  • ACCT-561T
    Income Tax of Corporations and Their Shareholders
    Concepts and principles governing the taxation of corporations and their shareholders; the effect of taxes on corporate formation, capital structure, distributions, and liquidations. Recommended preparation: ACCT-550T or ACCT 554T or ACCT 560T or LAW 600.
  • BUAD-281
    Introduction to Managerial Accounting
    An emphasis on how accounting information, combined with a variety of techniques and best practices, supports enhanced management decision making. Duplicates credit in BUAD 305.