Stephan Kühnel

Prof. Dr. Stephan Kühnel holds the Professorship of Auditing and Management Consulting at HTW Dresden's Faculty of Business Administration since 2018. He teaches courses in Financial Accounting (W113, W123), Auditing (W312), Business Taxation (W134), and Tax Aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions (W346). His research emphasizes eLearning in professional services, auditing, and accounting, including a current project on firm-specific training for auditing companies.

• Supervises theses and internships at HTW Dresden
• Acts as university supervisor for Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Research Interests:
Focuses on IFRS compliance, intangible asset valuation, tax implications in corporate restructuring, and digital education systems in auditing firms. Led collaborative research projects with institutions in Hungary, Germany, and Switzerland since 1997, including studies on knowledge management in professional service firms and performance measurement frameworks.

Publications Trends:
Author of 20+ textbooks and articles on IFRS, corporate taxation, and financial analysis, often co-authored with colleagues at SRH Fernhochschule. Notable works include empirical studies on eLearning adoption in German audit firms and analyses of tax due diligence in M&A transactions.

Teaching Roles:
Coordinates modules across programs including Industrial IoT Workshop (W444), Consulting of SMEs (W949), and Mergers & Acquisitions (W737). Previously held professorships at Fresenius University of Applied Sciences (2017-2018) and SRH Fernhochschule (2010-2017).