Finance and Accounting

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Jul 12, 2021

Tax Havens Can Have Hidden Costs for Corporations

Companies incorporate in tax havens to improve their bottom lines, but investors are leery of the risks.

Jun 9, 2021

Are the Ultra-Wealthy Avoiding Income Taxes?

In this Poole Thought Leadership article, accounting professors Nathan Goldman, Christina Lewellen and Andrew Schmidt discuss the article and provide context to its findings.

May 3, 2021

Is the ‘Apple’ juice worth the squeeze?

Poole College of Management’s assistant professor of accounting, Nathan Goldman, and lecturer, Erynn Stainback, consider the potential incremental tax revenues that Apple will generate with its 3,000 jobs.

Apr 12, 2021

Having Employees Overseas Helps Companies Reap U.S. Tax Benefits

Companies with more overseas workers ‘artificially’ shift earnings there to reduce what they pay in US taxes.

Apr 7, 2021

Insights and Trends – Keeping Up With the Accounting Profession

What are the major changes affecting the accounting profession now? Learn from Scott Showalter, director of the Jenkins Master of Accounting Program.

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Apr 1, 2021

Why Did Some State Tax Revenues Increase During the Pandemic?

The pandemic has been bad for business, but it hasn’t necessarily been bad for U.S. state tax revenues; in fact, 22 states saw tax revenues increase during 2020. These outcomes ran counter to estimates made during the year, but a new analysis from researchers at NC State and the University of Texas at Dallas reveals one…

Mar 11, 2021

Biden Announces A New Round of COVID-19 Stimulus Payments

By Nathan C. Goldman and Christina M. Lewellen With President Biden signing the latest COVID-19 stimulus package into law in mid-March of 2021, the topic of direct payments to taxpayers…

Feb 17, 2021

Keeping Accounting Accountable—A Q&A with Eileen Taylor and Paul Williams

Eileen Taylor and Paul Williams combined forces to edit The Routledge Handbook of Accounting Ethics, a unique compilation of diverse perspectives that examines the ethical complexities of accounting across time and culture.

Feb 15, 2021

Behind Bitcoin – A Closer Look at the Tax Implications of Cryptocurrency

Nathan Goldman and Christina Lewellen discuss important questions potential Bitcoin investors or users may face.

Feb 11, 2021

Breaking Down Bitcoin

Richard Warr, associate dean for faculty and research, answers commonly asked questions about the wild world of cryptocurrency.