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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
- Public Interest - Best Paper Award for the 2020 International Section Midyear meeting, Public Interest Section of the American Accounting Association, 2020
- 2007 Tax Manuscript Award, American Taxation Association, 2007
- Dean's Teaching Award, 2006
Selected Publications
- , , & (2021). Monitoring or Payroll Maximization? What Happens When Workers Enter the Boardroom?. Review of Accounting Studies 26 (3) 1046-1087.
- , & (2020). Selective Disclosure and the Role of Form 8-K in the Post-Reg FD Era. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 47 (3-4) 365-396.
- & (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 92 (3) 1-29.
- , & (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.
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.
Editorial & Review Activities
- The Accounting Review, Editor.
- Contemporary Accounting Research, Editorial Board Member, June 2021 - March 2021.