Patrick R. Colabella, M.B.A.Associate Professor of Accounting and
Taxation
Associate Professor Patrick R. Colabella holds an MBA from Pace
University, where he specialized in Taxation and is currently
registered as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New
York. Professor Colabella is currently enrolled in a doctoral
(Ed.D.) program in instructional leadership at St. John's
University. He was the faculty advisor for the Graduate Case
Seminar of Beta Alpha Psi in 2002.
Professor Colabella has authored five articles in peer-reviewed
journals, including: four articles in The CPA Journal and
an article in Bank Accounting & Finance. He has
also presented three papers that have been included in the
proceedings of such international, national, and regional academic
forums as: the Association for Global Business, the Global
Institute for Taxation, and the International Conference Promoting
Business Ethics. He is a recognized expert on fundamental tax
reform (i.e., the withdrawals tax), and has appeared
before Congressional Committees in Washington at the request of
Congressman Steve Largent, and has appeared before the Australian
Government Tax Consultative Task Force. He has often appeared
before the media to express his views on tax reform.
Professor Colabella chaired the Committee on Education in Colleges
and Universities of New York State Society of CPAs.
Professor Colabella is the recipient of the
PricewaterhouseCoopers Excellence in Education Award. He
obtained his audit experience at Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (now
Deloitte & Touche), where he was a staff accountant. He
was the Director of Taxes at the Equitable Life Assurance Society
and is the managing partner of Colabella & Company, CPAs, a
partnership. His firm is a member of the AICPA, Private Companies
Practice Section and the NYSSCPAs. The firm is active in all phases
of accounting, taxation, management advisory services, litigation
support and consulting services. He is qualified to perform peer
reviews under the AIPCA Practice Monitoring Program.
Courses Taught
| Subject | Number | Title |
| ACC | 2338 | Fundamentals of Accounting I |
| ACC | 2339 | Fundamentals of Accounting II |
E-mail:
colabelp@stjohns.edu