Steven Savoy
Assistant Professor
Department of Accounting
Contact
Building & Room:
UH 2319
Address:
601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607
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About
Experience
- Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2017-current
- Lecturer, Teaching Assistant, and Research Assistant, University of Iowa, 2011-2017
- Senior Tax Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 2008-2011
Classes Taught
- Undergraduate Federal Tax I
- Undergraduate Introduction to Financial Accounting
Research Interests
- Corporate taxation
- Tax avoidance
- Financial reporting of income taxes
- Tax-motivated changes in corporate policies
Selected Publications
- “Expected Economic Growth and Investment in Corporate Tax Planning” with Jaewoo Kim, Sean McGuire, and Ryan Wilson. Forthcoming at Review of Accounting Studies.
- “How Quickly Do Firms Adjust to Optimal Levels of Tax Avoidance?” with Jaewoo Kim, Sean McGuire, and Ryan Wilson. Contemporary Accounting Research, 2019, 36(3): 1824-1860.
- Presented at the 2016 Contemporary Accounting Research Conference
Education
PhD, Accounting - University of Iowa (2017)
Master in Professional Accounting, Taxation concentration - University of Texas (2007)
BBA, Accounting - University of Texas (2005)
Research Currently in Progress
- “Discretion in Accounting for Tax Reserves: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions” solo-authored.
- “Pricing Firms’ Responsiveness to Shareholder Tax Incentives” with Paul Hribar and Ryan Wilson.
- “Expected Economic Growth and Investment in Corporate Tax Planning” with Jaewoo Kim, Sean McGuire, and Ryan Wilson.