James Lawson
About James Lawson
Education
- PhD, Business Administration (Accounting), University of Alabama, 2021.
- MSA, Accounting, Wake Forest University, 2015.
- BA, English, Accounting, Economics, Wingate University, 2014.
Recent and Representative Publications
Lawson, J., Gillette, D., Polk, R., (2024) A Critical Analysis of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax. The ATA Journal of Legal Tax Research. 22(1), 34-50. https://doi.org/10.2308/JLTR-2023-006
Lawson, J., Gillette, D., Stinson, S., (2024) Fill in the Blank? A Discussion of Prefilled Tax Returns in the U.S.. The ATA Journal of Legal Tax Research. 22(1), 14-33. https://doi.org/10.2308/JLTR-2022-005
Street, D., Wood, A. D., Achhpilia, P. M., Adams, T. M., Aghazadeh, S., Akinyele, K., Akpan, M., Allee, D. K., Allen, M. A., Almer, D. E., and 316 other authors (2023) The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions?. Issues in Accounting Education. 38(4), 81-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/issues-2023-013
Lawson, J., Street, D., Hermanson, D., (2022) Detecting and Resolving 'Dirty' Data: 10 Steps to Better Business Insights. The CPA Journal. 96(7/8), 36-41. https://www.cpajournal.com/2022/10/03/detecting-and-resolving-dirty-dat…
Lawson, J., Doxey, M., Lopez, T., Swanquist, Q., (2021) Do Investors Care Who Did the Audit? Early Evidence on the Informativeness of Form AP. Journal of Accounting Research. 59(5), 1741-1782. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-679X.12392
Lawson, J., Doxey, M., Stinson, S., (2021) The Effects of Prefilled Tax Returns on Taxpayer Compliance. Journal of the American Taxation Association. 43(2), 63-85. http://doi.org/10.2308/JATA-18-055
Lawson, J., Street, D., (2021) Detecting Dirty Data Using SQL: Rigorous House Insurance Case. Journal of Accounting Education. 55, 100714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccedu.2021.100714
Recent Courses Taught
- ACFM 325, Corporate, Partnership, Gift & Estate Taxes.
- ACFM 104, Foundations of Accounting I.
- ACFM 324, Individual Federal Income Taxes.
- ACFM 311, Teaching Assistant in Accounting & Financial Management.
Awards and Honors
- JATA Best Paper Award, American Taxation Association, 2021
- Best Paper by Emerging Scholar Award, Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Conference, 2018
Further Information
Contact Details
Location
334 Holmes Hall