Michael Penn
Senior Lecturer of Accountancy and Deloitte Scholar
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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Business Administration-Accounting, Pennsylvania State University, 2012
- M.Acc., University of Arizona, 2007
- B.S.B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Accounting, University of Arizona, 2005
Positions Held
- Senior Lecturer of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018 to present
- Assistant Professor, Florida State University, 2012-2018
- Graduate Research And Lecturer, Penn State University, 2007-2012
- Defense Contract Audit Agency - Auditor, Department of Defense, 2005-2006
- Tanque Verde Banking Center - Associate, Bank of America, 2003-2005
Recent Publications
- Alissa, W., Bonsall, S., Koharki, K., & Penn, M. (2013). Credit Rating Targets: Firms' Use of Accounting Discretion to Influence the Rating Agencies. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 129-147.
Honors and Awards
- Deloitte Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2024 to present
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (Outstanding), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022, 2023, 2024
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2022, 2023, 2023, 2024
Current Courses
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Principles of Taxation (ACCY 312) Introduction to the United States federal income tax system with an emphasis on income tax determination and the taxation of property transactions. Topics include the tax environment, tax provisions relevant to businesses, employees and business owners. Projects facilitate self-discovery of knowledge and development of a variety of professional skills and attitudes.
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Advanced Financial Reporting (ACCY 410) Current authoritative accounting standards and applications to accounting practice. Topics do not represent the full range of financial reporting issues, but are selected based on relevance of the underlying business transaction, complexity of the topic, consistency of applicable standard with underlying reporting concepts, and transferability of the standard to other accounting issues.
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Data Analytics Apps in ACCY (ACCY 575) Develops knowledge regarding the role, methods, and implications of business and data analytics in accounting. Building on prior coursework on the fundamentals of statistical analysis and business/data analytics, this course provides the opportunity to apply related theoretical and practical principles to a variety of accounting scenarios, including audit, tax, fraud identification and detection, financial reporting, and managerial accounting.
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