Benjamin Osswald

• Ph.D., Business Administration, Accounting, University of Wisconsin at Madison, 2020
• Ph.D., International Business Taxation, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2018
• M.Sc., Business Administration, University of Bayreuth, University of Bayreuth, 2010

• Assistant Professor, Department of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021 to present
• Instructor of Accountancy, Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020-2021
• Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Accounting and Information Systems, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business, 2017-2020
• Assistant Manager, Strategy & Marketing Team, Samsung Electronics, System LSI Division, 2013-2014
• Associate, Strategy & Marketing Team, Samsung Electronics, System LSI Division, 2011-2013
• Intern, Audit Financial Services, KPMG Bayerische Treuhandgesellschaft, 2008-2008

• Bornemann, T., Laplante, S., & Osswald, B. (2023). The Effect of Intellectual Property Boxes on Innovative Activity & Tax Benefits. The Journal of the American Taxation Association, 45 (2), 7–33.  link >

• Outstanding Paper Award, The Journal of the American Taxation Association (JATA) Conference, 2024
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, Unversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• FARS Excellence in Reviewing Award, Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS), 2021

• Gies Research Funding Award, Gies College of Business, 2021 to present

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of the American Taxation Association, 2024 to present

Corporate and Individual Taxation

Tax planning of multinational firms, R&D tax incentives, corporate information environment

• Principles of Taxation (ACCY 312) Introduction to the United States federal income tax system with an emphasis on income tax determination and the taxation of property transactions. Topics include the tax environment, tax provisions relevant to businesses, employees and business owners. Projects facilitate self-discovery of knowledge and development of a variety of professional skills and attitudes.