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Professor of Accounting
Tippie College of Business
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Department Executive Officer, Accounting
Education
- PhD in Management, Cornell University, 1998
- Master of Science in Business and Public Administration, Cornell University, 1997
- MAc in Accounting, Brigham Young University, 1992
- BS in Accounting, Brigham Young University, 1990
Areas of Interest
- Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Financial Reporting of Income Tax
Selected Awards & Honors
- 2007 Tax Manuscript Award, American Taxation Association, 2007
- Dean's Teaching Award, 2006
Selected Publications
- , & (2020). Selective Disclosure and the Role of Form 8-K in the Post-Reg FD Era. (Vols. 47). pp. 365-396. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting.
- & (2019). Lobbying and Opposition to SFAS 123(R): Am Examination of Campaign Contributions from CEOs and PACs. Accounting Horizons 33 (1) 103-124.
- , & (2018). Does FIN 48 Improve Firm's Estimate of Tax Reserve. Contemporary Accounting Research 35 (3 (Fall)) 1395-1429.
- , , & (2017). Forecasting Taxes: New Evidence from Analysts. The Accounting Review.
- , & (2017). Material Weaknesses in Tax-Related Internal Controls and Last Chance Earnings Management. Journal of American Taxation Association.
- , & (2013). The Earnings Forecast Accuracy, Valuation Model Use and Price Target Performance of Sell-Side Equity Analysts. Contemporary Accounting Research.
- & (2011). Do auditor-provided tax services improve the estimate of tax expense?. Contemporary Accounting Research 28 (5) 1484-1509.
- , , & (2010). Pre-Empting Disclosure? Firms' Decisions Prior to FIN No. 48. The Accounting Review 85 (3).
- & (2008). Evidence of Differing Market Responses to Beating Targets Through Tax Expense Decreases. Review of Accounting Studies 13 (2-3) 295-318.
- , , & (2008). Auditor Fees and the Cost of Debt. Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance 22 (23) 1-22.
Selected Presentations
- (2018, July) Financial Reporting of Income Taxes and Financial Statement Users: The knowns and the unknowns. Keynote/Plenary Address presented at EIASM Tax Conference Muenster, Muenster, Germany.