Meet the 4 newest inductees to the CSU Accounting Department Hall of Fame
The 2022 Accounting Hall of Fame inductees have used business to create a better world throughout their careers.
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Auditors’ leniency may be tied to firm growth, research suggests
Audit firms that prodce more negative opinions have slower growth than ones with a reputation for leniency, research from a College of Business faculty finds.
Outstanding Grad: Jacob Altgilbers, College of Business
Jacob Altgilbers’ journey that brought him to earning a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the College of Business took a six-year detour around the world with the U.S. Army.
Accounting faculty rank in top 10% worldwide for overall research breadth
Among more than 800 schools measured, the College of Business’s Department of Accounting stands in the top 10 percent worldwide for overall research breadth according to the 2020 Brigham Young University accounting research productivity rankings.
Accounting faculty rank No. 1 in Colorado for research productivity
For the second year in a row, the College of Business’s Department of Accounting is No. 1 in Colorado in the Brigham Young University accounting research productivity rankings. The department also ranked highly in several specific research categories, including No. 4 for tax research and No. 12 for experimental managerial accounting research.
It’s about the students: Margarita Lenk receives prestigious award for undergraduate instruction
Students, colleagues, and friends share why Margarita Lenk is an award-winning professor in the College of Business.
Free tax help available on Saturdays in Rockwell Hall
Department of Accounting students and tax professionals in the community will be providing free tax return preparation for individuals (no international returns) on Saturdays in Rockwell Hall beginning Feb. 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Classified Personnel Council announces Everyday Hero Award recipients
The Classified Personnel Council is pleased to announce the latest round of Everyday Hero Award recipients.
AARP Tax-Aide program available on campus this spring
The Department of Accounting in the College of Business is partnering with AARP Tax-Aide to offer individual tax return assistance to the CSU and Fort Collins community this spring.
Faculty Focus: Jim Stekelberg
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Jim Stekelberg, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting[/caption]
Jim Stekelberg joined the Department of Accounting in January 2017. Prior to making his move to Colorado, he completed his Ph.D. in accounting at the University of Southern California and taught at the University of Arizona for four years.
Stekelberg says he stumbled into teaching tax “completely by accident.” He first majored in history and music as an undergrad. “Then I realized jobs were tough to come by,” he says. “But I lived near USC, and when I discovered they offered a one-year Master’s program in tax, I thought I’d give it a try.” He had previously considered going to law school, but found the shorter, intensive focus on one area of the law appealing.
“It wasn’t the most well thought-out decision,” he laughs. But now, he says he’s glad he made the switch. In addition to teaching, Stekelberg conducts research into topics that affect tax policy – and finds himself drawn to issues that go beyond purely academic concepts. His most recent paper relates to the ramifications of state tax haven legislation, and can be read here.
Moving to CSU
While Stekelberg was teaching in Arizona, a doctoral student there, James Brushwood, graduated and took a position at Colorado State University. Professor Brushwood spoke very highly of CSU and life in Fort Collins, and when a position for a tax professor opened at the University, Stekelberg says he was immediately interested.
He was drawn to Colorado, in part because it’s an unexplored area for him. Having visited the state only briefly before, he had never had the chance to spend time in Fort Collins. Now that he’s here, he’s looking forward to enjoying the outdoors. He loves hiking, backpacking, and rafting – and is also starting to take up snowshoeing.
As for his time on campus, Stekelberg is enjoying the CSU community. “The students here are excellent,” he says, adding, “We’ve got an excellent department of brilliant yet down-to-earth faculty, and students that are engaged and highly motivated.”