GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Fisher School of Accounting’s undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs all ranked among the top 15 U.S. public accounting programs in Public Accounting Report’s (PAR) 35th Annual Survey of Accounting Professors released today. Among U.S. publics, the
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Emerging Entrepreneur
Nick Reader (BSAc ’97) remembers the conversation with his wife, Melanie (B.A.E ’97, M.Ed. ’98), before he started his entrepreneurial journey—a scary departure from his lucrative and prominent position as Chief Financial Officer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “The bad
Fisher School honors students at annual awards banquet
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Cindy Dosch was named Outstanding MAcc Student of the Year at the Fisher School of Accounting’s Spring Banquet on April 14 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center. The MAcc Student of the Year Award, which
Are corporate inversions worth it?
The U.S. Treasury Department recently issued guidelines aimed at curbing the practice of corporate inversions—where American companies shift their “tax mailboxes” overseas to pay a lower tax rate. While inversions yield a sizable and long-term tax benefit, this method rarely
Accounting professor named to Poets & Quants’s 40 Under 40 List
Dr. Marcus Kirk, the Luciano Prida Sr. Term Assistant Professor at the Fisher School of Accounting, was recognized by Poets & Quants in its 2016 “Most Outstanding 40-Under-40 Business School Professors” list. Read Dr. Kirk’s profile, and see why he
Student Spotlight: Julie Varsha
Tax Day can be a stressful date for some Americans as they rush to file their taxes before the deadline. For those who can’t afford tax preparation assistance, the stress is even greater. Fortunately, students like junior Julie Varsha are
Fisher School ranks fourth among nation’s best accounting schools
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Fisher School of Accounting ranked fourth in Online Accounting Degree Programs’ “50 Best Accounting Schools in the USA 2016” rankings. Online Accounting Degree Programs celebrated the Fisher School for its “quality, diversity and competitive research,” as
Premier journal honors Fisher Eminent Scholar with Best Paper Award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The work of Dr. W R Knechel, the Frederick Fisher Eminent Scholar Chair at the Fisher School of Accounting, was honored by the American Accounting Association (AAA)—Auditing Section with the Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory
Fisher School places second in national case competition
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Fisher School of Accounting finished second in Deloitte’s FanTAXtic student tax case study competition Jan. 15-17 at Deloitte University—Deloitte’s national learning and leadership development center near Dallas. Fisher students Cindy Dosch, Parker Fields, Kenny Mathews, Jessica
Fisher team wins regional title, advances to national finals
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A team of five students from the Fisher School of Accounting was named as one of nine regional winners of Deloitte FanTAXtic, Deloitte’s student Tax Case Study Competition. Seventy-seven teams representing 54 colleges and universities participated in
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