Tax Center News & Media
What role do taxes play in Retirement? Dr. Courtney Edwards adds her Perspective to this Discussion
Planning for retirement often comes down to analyzing how much money you need to live comfortably. Taxes are a hot topic in the discussion of retirement planning. Dr. Courtney Edwards expands this discussion on retirement to consider quality of life and less financially focused subjects. More
Hoopes Weighs in On Trump Tax Records
Kenan-Flagler Business School professor and UNC Tax Center Research Director Jeff Hoopes comments on the intricacies of interpreting the president’s tax records if the push to release them ever comes to shove. Hoopes was quoted in this NPR article, which has been posted by more than 50 media outlets so far. More
Leadership Council Member Louis Reed Featured in Journal of Accountancy
UNC Tax Center Leadership Council member and Kenan-Flagler Business School Master of Accounting program alum Louis Reed is featured in the October edition of Journal of Accountancy. In this article, she discusses how the company she founded, Afloat, creates a blockchain-based marketplace for transferring state tax credits. More
Andrew Belnap receives Edmund Outslay Outstanding Discussant Award
Andrew Belnap received the Edmund Outslay Outstanding Discussant Award for his discussion at the Doctoral Consortium of the University of Illinois Symposium on Tax Research. The award honors the late Ed Outslay, who was a dear colleague and mentor to many in the tax research community. More
Ed Maydew Keynote Speaker at 9TH EIASM Conference
Ed Maydew, director of the UNC Tax Center and David E. Hoffman Distinguished Professor of Accounting, was a keynote speaker at the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management’s annual conference on taxation in Barcelona, Spain, July 8-9. More
Institute Insights: How to Nip and Tuck Costs
Can simply upgrading a hospital’s accounting systems cut costs? By examining a healthcare IT database that spans 24 years, UNC Kenan-Flagler researchers Eva Labro and Lorien Stice-Lawrence found that upgrading systems can significantly reduce hospital expenditures. More
The Devil is in the Details: Practitioners and academic researchers discuss businesses’ responses to TCJA
On June 6, the UNC Tax Center and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center (TPC) hosted a joint conference, “Effects of Corporate and Business Provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017” (TCJA). More
Institute Insights: Increased Use of Predictive Analytics Is Re-Shaping the Factory Floor; Headquarters Relationships with Managers and Employees Shift
Plants become more efficient, decision-making is centralized, but access to real-time data may “Uberize” workforce according to new research from UNC Tax Center Research Scholar Eva Labro and her colleagues. More
Institute Insights: Taxing Book Income Will Distort Book Income
UNC Tax Center Research Scholar Jeff Hoopes shares his take on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's recently proposed tax on financial accounting income. More
UNC Tax Center’s Jeff Hoopes Featured in NBC News Story
Jeff Hoopes, a research scholar with the Kenan Institute-affiliated UNC Tax Center and an assistant professor of accounting at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, provided insight on company tax breaks under President Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to NBC News. More
