The Accounting Review Vol. 94 No. 4 2019
Pursuing Relevant (Tax) Research
Abstract
Successfully producing relevant research requires investment throughout one's career to acquire fresh institutional knowledge, theories, and methods. In my case, almost a decade in public accounting launched multiple papers examining the tension between financial reporting and tax planning. Some of these papers directly generated new requirements for tax compliance (Schedule M-3) and indirectly influenced new financial reporting disclosures (FIN 48). As tax accounting researchers, we have the best competitive advantage in helping tax policymakers and tax authorities distinguish real effects from reporting effects. We can use that knowledge when analyzing the 2017 tax reform, especially with the help of the American Accounting Association (AAA) to build our professional networks.
- DOI
- 10.2308/accr-10660
- Volume
- 94
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 437-446
- Language
- en
- Sources
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