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Punchi DeSilva, MBA, CPA, CMA, CGMA

Adjunct Instructor
Email
pdesilva@kean.edu

Prof. Punchi DeSilva is an adjunct professor in the Accounting and Finance Department at the College of Business and Public Management. Also, Prof. DeSilva has excellent financial analysis, general accounting, internal audit, tax audit, Sarbanes Oxley, and supervisory experience in Fortune 500 companies including Johnson & Johnson, AT&T. Having decades of industry experience Prof. DeSilva joined the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2006 as an international tax expert and currently is a manager overseen a dozen of international tax experts providing them management and administrative support. In addition, he also conducts training classes for the newly hired IRD agents.  

Education

  • CPA – Certified Public Accountant, NJ
  • CMA – Certified Management Accountant
  • CGMA – Chartered Global Management Accountant
  • M.B.A., Finance, Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
  • B.S., Accounting, Kean University, NJ

Courses Taught

  • ACCT 2200 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I
  • ACCT 2210 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II
  • ACCT 2232 COMP. ACCT SYSTEMS
  • ACCT 3210 INTERMEDIATE ACCT I
  • ACCT 3220 INTERMEDIATE ACCT II
  • ACCT 3230 FEDERAL INCOME TAXES I
  • ACCT 3231 FEDERAL INCOME TAXES II
  • ACCT 3240 COST ACCOUNTING
  • ACCT 3355 FRAUD PREVENTION & INVESTEMENTS
  • ACCT 3280 GOVERNMENT & FUND ACCOUNTING
  • ACCT 4210 ADVANCED ACCOUNTING
  • ACCT 4990 AUDITING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  • ACCT 5160 TAXATION OF CORPS/PARTNERSHIPS
  • ACCT 5260 TAX INDVL EST TRUST PENS RETIRMENT