Areas of responsibility
Tofteland has his education from University of Agder (Siviløkonom) and the Norwegian School of Economics (HAE). He has served as the faculty director at the School of Business and Law at University of Agder, where he previously served as associate professor and Head of Department at the Department of Economics and Finance. Tofteland was previously a member of the Accounting Standard Committee (RSS) at the Norwegian Accounting Standards Board (NASB) and the Professional Committee in the Association for Good Municipal Accounting Standards (GKRS).
Research
Academic interests
Financial accounting theory, in particular the use of accounting theory in developing normative accounting standards for business and non-business entities.
- Financial Accounting Theory 101 (BA)
- Financial Accounting 101 (BA)
- Financial Accounting 201 (BA)
- Financial Accounting 301 (BA)
- Governmental Accounting 101 (BA)