Bo Ren

Bo Ren

Teaching Assistant Professor of Accountancy

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Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Accounting, University of Connecticut, 2024
  • MAcct, Accounting, University of New Mexico, 2017
  • BBA, Accounting, University of South Dakota, 2014

Positions Held

  • Teaching Assistant Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2025 to present
  • Senior Auditor, Barraclough & Associates, P.C.,, 2016-2019
  • Junior Accountant, Garret TenBroek CPA P..C., 2014-2015

Recent Publications

  • Wang, L., Bourke, J., & Ren, B. (2025). Accounting automation’s intelligent future. Journal of Accountancy, AICPA.  link >
  • Wang, L., Bourke, J., & Ren, B. (2025). Intelligent process automation (IPA) pre-implementation planning guidelines. Journal of Accountancy.  link >

Current Courses

  • Atg Institutions and Reg (ACCY 303) Measurement and reporting of firm's liabilities and shareholders' equity. Topics include current liabilities, contingencies, subsequent events, bonds, leases, pensions, equity issuance and repurchase, dividends, and equity-based compensation.

  • 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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