Kris Rosacker

Ph.D., CPA

Professor of Accounting, Master of Accounting (MAcc) Director in the Department of Accounting and Finance | Faculty

Address: MH 120
Phone: (507) 389-5413
Email: kirsten.rosacker@mnsu.edu

Teaching

  • Managerial Accounting (ACCT 210)
  • Individual Income Tax (ACCT 330)
  • Business Income Tax (ACCT 410)
  • Taxation of Corporations (MACC 652)
  • Fundamentals of Federal Income Tax (MACC 655)
  • Special Topics in Accounting (MACC 635)

Professional Excellence

  • Ph.D. (Business), University of Nebraska
  • Master of Taxation, University of Akron
  • Bachelor of Science, Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Research

  • Rajarshi, A., Zhang, J., & Rosacker, K. (2025). Tax Strategies and Cryptocurrency Investment Decisions. Tax Notes, 188(10), 1581-1592. (ABDC list rating: C).
  • Rosacker, K. M., & Rosacker, R. E. (2025). Grade Inflation Trends in the Principles of Financial Accounting Class Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Disruption: DEIB, Course Delivery Modalities, and Faculty Employment Status. The Journal of Business Diversity, 25(2), 16-38. (ABDC list rating: C).
  • Rosacker, K., Rosacker, R., & Fingland, S. (2023). A Monte Carlo Simulation of the Tax Burdens and Impacts Associated with Common Intergenerational Family Farm Transfer Strategies. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 25(2), (ABDC list rating: C).
  • Rosacker, R., & Rosacker, K., (2023). The Critical Roles of Income, Gift, and Estate Taxation in Choosing Optimal Intergenerational Transfer Strategies for Family Farm Assets. International Journal of Accounting, Economics, and Finance Perspectives, 3(1): 62-87 (not ABDC, not Cabell’s, not predatory (Bealls, 2017), 20% acceptance rate).
  • Rosacker, R., & Rosacker, K., (2023). An All Too Real Neverending Story: Federal Income Tax Complexity. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 25(1), (ABDC list rating: C).
  • Rickels, A., & Rosacker, K., (2021). Historical antecedents: Oil gas tax incentives intersect with climate change initiatives. Oil, Gas, & Energy Quarterly. 69 (4): 679-689, (ABDC list rating: C).
  • Rosacker, K., & Rosacker, R., (2020). Voting is a right: a decade of societal, technological and experiential progress towards the goal of remote-access voting, Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, Vol. 14 No. 5: 701-712.  (ABDC list rating: B).
  • Rosacker, K., & Brennan, P., (2020). Contemporary Tax Issues Related to Farmers and Ranchers. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 22(5): 42-48, (ABDC list rating: C).
  • Brennan, P., & Rosacker, K., (2020). The TCJA’s Reductions of Tax Accounting Compliance Burdens for Small Business Taxpayers. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 20(2): 131-138).
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