Dr. Joel DiCicco, CPA

Dr. Joel M. 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 increasingly responsible jobs leading up 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 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 both the Florida Institute of CPA’s Editorial Committee for CPA Today and the Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards Committee.

As a member of LIRN’s Board of Directors, he is involved in assisting the organization with its financial and taxation concerns. These issues would range from investing liquid funds, financial statement reviews, and Form 990 tax issues.

Dr. DiCicco earned his PhD from Florida Atlantic University in Public Administration focusing on budgeting and finance. Additionally, Joel has both an MS in Taxation from Florida International University and an MBA in Finance from Manhattan College. He is also credentialed in valuation, forensics, and management accounting.