Erik Beardsley
Assistant Professor of Accountancy
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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Accounting, Texas A & M, 2016
- M.S.P.A., Taxation, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, 2009
- B.B.A., Accounting & Finance, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, 2008
Positions Held
- Assistant Professor of Accountancy, Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022 to present
- Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame, 2016-2022
Recent Publications
- Beardsley, E., Kara, M., & Weaver, C. (2024). Managers' Stock Price Incentives and Earnings Management Using Tax Expense. The Journal of the American Taxation Association, 46 (2). link >
- Beardsley, E., Goldman, N., & Omer, T. (2022). Audit Office Industry Diversity and Audit Quality. Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 37 (4).
- Beardsley, E., Mayberry, M., & McGuire, S. (2021). Street vs GAAP: Which Effective Tax Rate is More Informative? Contemporary Accounting Research, 38 (2).
- Beardsley, E., Imdieke, A., & Omer, T. (2021). The Distraction Effect of Non-audit Services on Audit Quality. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 71 (2-3).
- Beardsley, E., Robinson, J., & Wong, P. (2021). What's My Target? Individual Analyst Forecasts and Last-Chance Earnings Management. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 72 (1).
Other Publications
Articles
- Beardsley, E., Lassila, D., & Omer, T. (2019). How Do Audit Offices Respond to Audit Fee Pressure? Evidence of Increased Focus on Nonaudit Services and Their Impact on Audit Quality. Contemporary Accounting Research, 36 (2).
Honors and Awards
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022, 2023
- Outstanding Reviewer in Reviewer Recognition Program, Contemporary Accounting Research, 2022
Current Courses
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Advanced Income Tax Problems (ACCY 451) An introduction to U.S. federal taxation of business entities including taxable corporations and flow through entities (partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, and limited liability companies). Practical problems facilitate self-discovery of technical tax knowledge and the development of data analysis skills.
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