He is not a good teacher. He just talks doesn't explain. He covers so much additional material that it is difficult to know what are the main issues of partnership tax. He is very confusing and I would not recommend him to anyone. Do not take him.

Partnership law supposed to be hard, and why does he want to cover so many chapters in such short period of time? Impossible to keep up. He assumes everyone is on the tax field already and an accounting undergrad, both wrong assumptions. Textbook is ok, but he lectures so fast that his lectures are pointless. Nice guy, but please slow down.

impossible to keep up, class had me depressed, considered dropping program, he doesnt know to lecture, makes it hard to understand, I wish he would slow down. He expects students to be at his level. When someone asks a question, the way he answers confuses you more or he makes you feel you asking a dumb question. My semester was miserable.

He likes to move on quickly, asking questions can be intimidating. Lots of material and not enough time. SALT class has a lot of material but professor is approachable. I did ok in the midterm, but honestly I studied so hard everyday and still couldn't get higher grade. I'm having nightmares with this class and Im so afraid I wont be able to pass.

Since he wants to cover as much as possible, he does not allow many questions. Lectures too fast. Study on your own so maybe you can understand partnerships.

Covers chapters at a fast pace and requires you to do your hw before lecture (where he just reads slides and complains about no cams or participation). The slides conveniently rarely have calculation problems yet the exams were mostly those. Only pro is easier grader. Overall incompetent with pedagogy, engagement and tech. I rate the class a D+.

In order to pass this class, you need to read the textbook everyday and not skip a day. Each chapter is 100 pages and the PowerPoint slides are another 70 plus. You have no clue what's going to be on test so make sure you know everything. Dedicate your whole life for the semester for this class. The people who got A in class took in online FYI.

I took him in Fall 22. Reads off slides, tries to cover 100s of topics within 3hrs but gives exams on 4~ topics. He won't narrow down the topics but will tell you to study EVERYTHING, useless AF! Honestly, I didn't learn anything! I wish there was another option for a professor. Got 68 & 65 on both exams, but participated A LOT & got an A+. Bad!!!

Good as a firm partner but bad as a professor. You won't learn much from him or his videos. Go on Youtube and follow the "Explore the Internal Revenue Code" guy. The Youtube guy is much more helpful in teaching you the topics along with the math, which this professor fails to do.

I was hoping to be in the graduate program to learn and be educated on the course. Not deal with a man child. Pretty bad personality to deal with too.

Not a good at teaching, seems like he doesn't know the material or hasn't seen it in a while (odd since he claims he's been teaching for a while). Advice: read textbook (short), watch Explore the IRC on YouTube, sit in the first row, make sure he knows your name. Don't expect to gain anything from the class. You self-teach.

The semester is officially over. I did not like his teaching methods at all. They were not making the class easier and the professor was too condescending to teach. He would talk about his family that it would cut into class time. A lot of us come for a education for our degree. Not come to listen about the wedding you're gonna attend.

This class is not going to be enjoyable I guarantee it. He does not make this class fun at all. He has a very big ego and does not stop talking about his family and vacations unnecessarily. Did I come to learn Tax or did I come to learn Professor Meisler's life story because I honestly find it hard to believe anyone can learn from this class.

Very, very bad at lecturing. Learned more about him than tax. Entire class was me self-studying from the textbook and him reading off 100+ slide powerpoint that he could not condense or make more digestable. Did not learn a single thing from him. I just had a study group to help me push through the material.

He's not very competent in teaching. You basically need to self learn everything to even pass. To anyone trying to pass, just go online and watch a youtube video or something. He's not gonna teach you, just blabber on and on about his family and plans that he likes instead of focusing on what we came here for. He is also very rude to students.

He talks more about himself than the subject matter. If you want to pass, it's better to find study materials online and practice repeatedly; the exam content should align. He's also impolite when students ask basic questions.

The professor, a retired Big Four partner, is smart but not a great teacher. Class time is split: 20% on tax, 20% on cheating warnings, and 60% on his life and success. You won't leave feeling more informed.

He is a very frustrating professor to deal with. He can't teach, he can't at least put up a front and be nice, and he is rather egotistical. It doesn't feel like he comes to educate us, rather he comes to spout nonsense that makes himself feel good in exchange of any potential knowledge we can gain for our potential career.

I honestly have no idea why he's a professor if he isn't going to teach anything besides the "Michael Meisler: School of My Life Story". The guy cannot and will not go into explicit detail about the content from the lectures unless he's reading off the slides. He has more investment on his own personal life than anything he teaches.

This man should not be teaching at Baruch, he is seen laughing and smiling at the thought of failing students from his online tax class. For an online class he makes you come in for the final examination, which is worth 65% of the final grade, to no surprise the class average for the final was a 45 (worst professor I have ever had).

The positive ratings here don't account for the fact that even if he's a better alternative to other professors in the graduate program, doesn't mean he's a good professor. And he shouldn't be given a good rating for not being the worst option. He's not a good professor by any means. He talks too much about his personal life in class and he's rude.

This prof comes up with tough questions and is more about scolding than teaching. He stresses out if things don't go his way. Tip: You might want to skip his talks and not bother with his advice since he won't help with problem solutions. Stick to studying on your own, keep detailed notes, and lean on online resources to make it through his class.

Does not teach at all and constantly talks about himself, accomplishments and vacations with his family. Reads off the slides of simple concepts and definitions and then tests you on calculations and math problems, you've never seen before. He may be the worst professor in the entire accounting program. I had never experienced anything like this.

I honestly think Prof Meisler is just here to mock the next generation of accountants. Constantly accusing students of not doing the readings, being impatience when a question is asked and really just a mean person. I will say, I now learned that this could be how all partners are like, (at least in EY).

You could be completely prepared for the tests and read the chapters many times and still fail his exams. Purposely gives difficult exams to trick students and for his personal amusement. I can't believe he's allowed to do this. Laughs and says that he will not give another exam like exam 2, then makes the third exam the same way and everyone fails

You can ace the readings and still fail his trick exams. This retired EY partner seems miserable and loves talking about himself more than teaching. Skip his useless advice, study on your own, and rely on online resources to survive his class.

Just Run if you could take another prof do it. WORST PROF

He is the type of professor that will intentionally tries to trick you on exams for his personal amusement. You can tell he has no empathy, no intention of teaching and simply doesn't care about students' success both with school and being career ready. He talks and laughs about how students failing exams and then insults. Take someone else.

Worst Professor ever. Gives no test examples in lectures or textbooks because his questions are AI generated with tons of mistakes. Lectures are asynchronous and are boring to watch. Avoid him at ALL COSTS.

The professor has 3 exams and 80% of your grade is based on those 3 exams. I've taken more than 100 pages of notes just for this class and I'd be grateful for a 70. You have to read the textbook, watch the lectures, and study on your own time just to have a glimpse of what's going on. If you can avoid him please do

His exams are extremely difficult, and there's not enough time to complete them. The questions are so lengthy that it takes about two minutes to read each. He hates his job and hates the students. He wants you to fail.

DO NOT TAKE IF POSSIBLE. He just reads off power point slides and goes over zero problems and how to solve them. The tests are all problems that comes out of nowhere, not from his lectures or the homeworks. Graded only by two midterms and one final. Only good thing is that he does curve and follow the grade distribution guidelines.

I've had him previously for undegrad and another master course. I can confidently say he hasn't gotten any better. I've done well in all classes only because I studied like crazy, not at all because of his teachings. I never listened to his lectures as it's just saying what he posts on slides. Reading the tb is better than his slides.

get ready to read, bc you signed up for a law class, not a tax class, high expectations, intentional doesn't follow baruch grading structure. he won the deloitte national championship - which gave him a super boosted ego - most of the students come to class, listen to the lectures, do the homework, and still wont digest the material

he assigns blame to the students for not understanding the material instead of re-evaluating his teaching methods. uses up every single minute, should make the concepts real world related, lots of material and theory makes it difficult to comprehend , even though the book is helpful

One of the worst professors at Baruch. Read the textbook yourself and do practice problems. The professor just reads off the PowerPoint and is not helpful at all.

Avoid like the plague. The worst professor I've had at Baruch. He does not teach, does not care and puts all blames on the students. Be warned that the exams are nothing like the homeworks or any problems he shows in class. Exams are full of calculations we never learned before and he will not give any practice exams.

Never Forget Akindi Incident of '25

His attitude often came across as if he enjoyed seeing students in difficult situations, which created a very unpleasant, unproductive, and disrespectful learning environment.

only option available in partnership tax. I believe you'll make it through. Sometimes life is like that, you won't always meet wonderful people.

Avoid if possible! Very unpleasant and rude. No passion in teaching, and the way he confuses students feels completely unnecessary and makes the whole class miserable.

Sure, tax is hard. But this professor makes life miserable for the students just because he can. He's always quick to blame the students even when it's his fault. His test questions are mistaken ridden and made with AI, he also grades them with another AI service and it was graded all wrong. He makes an already hard subject even worse. AVOID.