1902

Based on the initiative of Prince Otto zu Salm-Horstmar Emperor Wilhelm II. establishes a School of Government within the existing Academy in Münster.

1922

Start of study program in economics accredited by the Prussian Ministry of Education. A Department for Economics and Social Studies is established.

1929

Foundation of the Research Center for Housing and the Research Center for Traffic  by Prof. Dr. Werner Friedrich Bruck.

1931

Prof. Dr. Werner Friedrich Bruck, Dean of the School of Government and Professor of Economics, establishes the first "Seminar for Auditors" at the university.

1946

Prof. Dr. Rudolf Johns is elected as dean of the School of Government on 25.07.1946.

1947

Prof. Dr. Rudolf Johns leaves Münster. Prof. Dr. Albert Schnettler becomes his sucessor and founds the "Institute for Business Administration".

1954

The name of the "Institute for Business Administration" is changed into "Institute for Business Finance and Taxation" (22.11.1954).

1955

Start of the diploma programm in business administration. The programm starts with three full professors. A fourth full professor follows in 1960.

1957

The  name of the Institute for Business Finance and Taxation is again changed. The new name is Institute for Business Analysis. Director is Prof. Dr. Albert Schnettler.

1964

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ulrich Leffson succedes Prof. Dr. Albert Schnettler as director of the Institute for Business Analysis. The Institute teaches auditing and business taxation.

1965

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Dieter Schneider becomes the second director of the Institute of Business Analysis. A short time later he establishes the "Institute for Accounting and Taxation". Prof. Leffson renames the Institute of Business Analysis in Institue of Auditing. Later the name is switched into Institute for Financial Accounting and Auditing. 

1969

The School of Government is divided into a Law School and the School of Business and Economics because of the continuous growing number of students.

1971

Prof. Dr. Dietrich Börner follows on Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Dieter Schneider as director of Muenster Institute of Accounting and Taxation.

1972

WP/StB Dr. Rainer Ludewig (*1926), Kassel, became honorary professor at Muenster Institute of Accounting and Taxation. (He held courses until 2002)

1998

Retirement of Prof. Dr. Dietrich Börner.

2000

Prof. Dr. Eva Eberhartinger, LL. M. succedes Prof. Börner as new director of Muenster Institute of Accounting and Taxation. In 2002 she becomes professsor at the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien in Austria.

2002

Prof. Dr. Christoph Watrin, StB, is appointed as new director of Muenster Institute of Accounting and Taxation in October 2002.

2003

WP/StB Prof. Dr. Rainer Ludewig is granted the school's honory medal because of his continous support of the Muenster Institute of Accounting and Taxation.