Florida Accounting Symposium
September 27-28, 2024, Tallahassee, FL – Cancelled.
- Firm Behavior and Stakeholder Responses to Spring-Loaded Equity Awards: Evidence from SAB 120
Presenter: Kevin Munch (University of Florida)
Discussant: Sundaresh Ramnath (University of Miami)
Moderator: Blake Canziani (University of Florida) - New Standards, New Challenges: How Accounting Standards Affect Auditors and Their Clients
Presenter: Will Anding (Florida State University)
Discussant: Roman Chychyla (University of Miami)
Moderator: Connor Dawkins (Florida State University) - Complement or Cover-Up? The Role of Carbon Credits in Corporate Climate Strategies
Presenter: Seungju Choi (University of Miami)
Discussant: Tanzila Upama (Florida Atlantic University)
Moderator: Vanessa Vandamas (Florida International University) - External auditors’ and audit clients’ tax avoidance: Evidence from Korean audit firms
Presenter: Alan D. Sohn (University of Florida)
Discussant: David Eisel (Florida State University)
Moderator: Teodora Minkova (Florida Atlantic University) - Climate Disclosure Mandates, Climate Reporting Specialists, and Labor Market Constraints
Presenter: Dan Li (University of Miami)
Discussant: Michael (Minye) Tang (Florida International University)
Moderator: Ryan Barthel (University of Miami) - IRS Officials’ Private Stock Holdings and Corporate Tax Outcomes
Presenter: Eashwar Nagaraj (University of Florida)
Discussant: Anne Ehinger (Florida State University)
Moderator: Kyoungwon Kim (University of Florida) - Regulators as Whistleblowers: Evidence from the SEC Sunshine Speech on Private Equity
Presenter: Zeyu Ou (University of Miami)
Discussant: Lisa Hinson (University of Florida)
Moderator: Vivian Mao (University of Miami) - Auditors’ National Office Consultations
Presenter: Ally Zimmerman (Florida State University)
Discussant: Dan Rimkus (University of Florida)
Moderator: Will Cather (Florida State University)
Past Presentations
Friday – September 29, 2023
- 1:30-2:15pm: Consumer Responses to the Revelation of Corporate Social Irresponsibility
Presenter: Anthony Joffre (University of Miami)
Discussant: Alyssa Moore (Florida State University)
Moderator: Raphael Gyabeng (Florida International University) - 2:20–3:05pm: The Role of High Skilled Foreign Accounting Labor in Shaping US Startup Outcomes
Presenter: Kevin Munch (University of Florida)
Discussant: Dan Li (University of Miami)
Moderator: Will Anding (Florida State University) - 3:30–4:15pm: Searching for Directors
Presenter: Zeyu Ou (University of Miami)
Discussant: Alan Sohn (University of Florida)
Moderator: Isabel Ford (University of Florida) - 4:20-5:05pm: Blockchain and Corporate Disclosure
Presenter: Alyssa Moore (Florida State University)
Discussant: Hanbing Xing (Florida Atlantic University)
Moderator: Oussema El Ajel (University of Miami)
Saturday – September 30, 2023
- 9:20–10:05am: Solicitation, Social Exchange, and Auditor-Client Matching: Evidence from Auditor-Provided Awards
Presenter: Patrick Kmieciak (University of Florida)
Discussant: Vanessa Vandamas (Florida International University)
Moderator: Brianna de la Osa (University of Miami) - 10:10–10:55am: Are there negative informational consequences of media coverage for economically related firms?
Presenter: Bruce Billings (Florida State University)
Discussant: Ralph Holstein (University of Florida)
Moderator: Eashwar Nagaraj (University of Florida) - 11:20am–12:05pm: Do investors fixate on ESG ratings? Evidence from Investor Responses to Mechanical Changes in ESG Ratings
Presenter: Seungju Choi (University of Miami)
Discussant: David Eisel (Florida State University)
Moderator: Sara Khaled (Florida Atlantic University) - 12:10–12:55pm: Investor Relations and Private Debt Markets
Presenter: Ruby Lee (University of Florida)
Discussant: Zeyo Ou (University of Miami)
Moderator: Miles Romney (Florida State University)