Biography:
Robert Nordlander spent over 20 years as a special agent with IRS-Criminal Investigation. He investigated various tax crimes ranging from simple embezzlement to tax evasion using foreign trusts. He is an author, speaker, podcast host, and consultant to attorneys who need forensic accounting and criminal tax expertise. He has a CPA license, CFE certification, and MBA degree. He is the principal member of Nordlander CPA, PLLC, a boutique forensic accounting and tax resolution practice.
Robert Nordlander earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting at Bob Jones University. Afterward, he was part of a small CPA firm, where he prepared tax returns, conducted audits, and represented his clients with the IRS. It was during that time, he earned his CPA license, and an MBA degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He later applied to be a special agent with IRS-Criminal Investigation. During the two year hiring process, he went back to Bob Jones University to teach various accounting and tax courses.
After six months of training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, his first post of duty was in Birmingham, Alabama, where he investigated tax evasion, identity theft, and false tax returns. Shortly after 9/11, he was temporarily assigned to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force to investigate possible terrorism financing. He later transferred to Greensboro, North Carolina, where he finished the rest of his special agent career.