Master of Business Taxation (M.B.T.) University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Accounting, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 

Candi Olson has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) since 1996. She joined Northern in 2017 as a full-time accounting instructor in the School of Business. Olson’s professional career has spanned more than 20 years in public accounting and industry environments. 

While in public accounting, she assisted clients with a variety of tax matters at Deloitte in Minneapolis. After leaving public accounting, she worked in corporate settings including 10 years at Target Corporation, where she managed a team that handled all aspects of multistate corporate income tax planning, reporting, compliance, and controversy. 

Courses Taught

Principles of Accounting I and II

Intermediate Accounting I and II

Income Tax

Advanced Income Tax

Professional Ethics for Accountants