Annette Nellen, CPA, Esq.
San Jose State University College of Business
Annette Nellen, CPA, Esq. is a professor and director of San José State University's graduate tax program (MST), teaching courses in tax research, accounting methods, individual tax, property transactions, employment tax, ethics and tax policy. In 2020-2021, she served on the AICPA-NASBA CPA Evolution Education Advisory Group and on CalCPA’s Accounting Education Committee. Annette writes columns for Bloomberg BNA Tax Portfolio #533, Amortization of Intangibles, and Tax Analysts’ Tax Notes State Moving Forward. She is co-author/co-editor of four tax textbooks and runs the 21st Century Taxation website and blog. Annette is the recipient of the 2013 Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award from the Tax Division of the AICPA, and the 2019 Benjamin F. Miller Award from the Taxation Section of the California Lawyers Association.
