Anne Thompson
Associate Professor of Accountancy and Director of Ph.D Programs and Arthur Andersen Faculty Fellow
Contact
4005 Business Instructional Facility
515 Gregory Dr
Champaign, IL 61820
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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Accounting, Texas A&M University, 2011
- M.S., Accounting, Boston College, 2004
- B.A., Cum Laude, Economics, Harvard University, 2000
Positions Held
- Director, Ph.D. Program, Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021 to present
- Associate Professor of Accountancy, Department of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019 to present
- Assistant Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011-2019
- PhD Student/Instructor, Texas A&M University, 2010
- Senior Associate/Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, 2004-2007
- Contract and Database Supervisor, Affiliate Relations, Universal Television/USA Networks, 2000-2002
Recent Publications
- Thompson, A., Urcan, O., & Yoon, H. (2023). Do companies redact material information from confidential SEC filings? Evidence from the FAST Act. The Accounting Review, 98 (4), 405–433.
- Lennox, C., Schmidt, J., & Thompson, A. (2023). Why are Expanded Audit Reports Not Informative to Investors? Evidence from the United Kingdom. Review of Accounting Studies, 28 (2).
- Hallman, N., Schmidt, J., & Thompson, A. (2022). Audit Implications of Non-GAAP Reporting. Journal of Accounting Research, 60 (5).
- Thompson, A. (2022). Political Connections and the SEC Confidential Treatment Process. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 74 (1).
Other Publications
Articles
- Czerney, K., Schmidt, J., Thompson, A., & Zhu, W. (2020). Do Type II Subsequent Events Impair Financial Reporting Quality? The Accounting Review, 95 (6), 97-123.
- Czerney, K., Schmidt, J., & Thompson, A. (2019). Do Investors Respond to Explanatory Language Included in Unqualified Audit Reports? Contemporary Accounting Research, 36 (1), 198-229.
- Fitzgerald, B., Omer, T., & Thompson, A. (2018). Audit Partner Tenure and Internal Control Reporting Quality: U.S. Evidence from the Not-For-Profit Sector. Contemporary Accounting Research, 35 (1), 334-364.
- Bentley-Goode, K., Newton, N., & Thompson, A. (2017). Business Strategy, Internal Control over Financial Reporting, and Audit Reporting Quality. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory.
- Neuman, S., Omer, T., & Thompson, A. (2015). Determinants and Consequences of Tax Provider Choice in the Not-for-Profit Sector. Contemporary Accounting Research, 32 (2).
- Czerney, K., Schmidt, J., & Thompson, A. (2014). Does Auditor Explanatory Language in Unqualified Audit Reports Indicate Financial Misstatement Risk? The Accounting Review, 89 (6).
- Files, R., Sharp, N., & Thompson, A. (2014). Empirical Evidence on Repeat Restatement Firms. Accounting Horizons, 28 (1), 93-123.
- Omer, T., Shelley, M., & Thompson, A. (2012). Investors' Response to Revelations of Prior Uncorrected Misstatements. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, 31 (4), 167-192.
Honors and Awards
- Arthur Andersen Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018 to present
- RC Evans Data Analytics Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022-2023
- Dean's Impact Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022
- Outstanding Discussion Award, AAA Financial Accounting and Reporting Section, 2022
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, The Accounting Review, 2020
Grants
- Gies Research Funding, Gies College of Business, 2021-2024
- Subsequent Event Reporting in State and Local Government, Governmental Accounting Standards Boards (GASB), 2019-2020
- UIUC Campus Research Board - Arnold O. Beckman Research Award Designation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019 to present
- Competitive Research Funding, Mays Business School, 2010
Teaching Interests
Audit and Assurance Services
Research Interests
Materiality decisions, non-audit services, securities regulation, not-for-profit sector
Current Courses
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Assurance and Attestation (ACCY 405) Conceptual introduction to diverse means by which assurers improve the quality of information used by third parties for contracting purposes, with emphases on the credibility- and relevance-enhancement properties of assurers' services. Topics include the economics of assurance and attestation, and concepts including independence, risk, evidence, and control. Projects facilitate self-discovery of knowledge and development of professional skills and attitudes.
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Special Research Problems (ACCY 593) Individual investigations or research projects selected by the students, subject to approval by the graduate adviser and the executive officer of the Department.
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Second Year PHD Summer Paper (ACCY 593) Individual investigations or research projects selected by the students, subject to approval by the graduate adviser and the executive officer of the Department.
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Doctoral Research Seminar (ACCY 594) Seminars in various accounting areas designed to enhance the research abilities of doctoral students and to assist them in preparing research proposals; these include Behavioral Dimensions, Public Sector, Tax, Auditing, Managerial, and others announced in the Class Schedule.
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Thesis Research (ACCY 599) Individual direction and guidance in writing theses; seminar discussion of progress made.
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Forum Seminar (ACCY 599) Individual direction and guidance in writing theses; seminar discussion of progress made.
Contact
4005 Business Instructional Facility
515 Gregory Dr
Champaign, IL 61820