School of Accountancy Missouri State University

School of Accountancy Missouri State University is part of the national response team for the AICPA #PipelineInitiative to improve the introductory #accounting courses. Our #faculty are serving in several key roles, including the TLC boot camp and sharing gamification strategies to improve student engagement. Last week Kimberly Swanson Church, Ph.D., Dr. Mollie Adams, and Kristen Thornton, MAcc, CMA travelled to St. Louis for the American Accounting Association TLC's mid year meeting to share ideas on recruiting and retention to a national audience. We were proud to represent Missouri State University College of Business in St. Louis! #BizBears

🦈 Last week was #SHARKWEEK in ACC 211 (Intro to Managerial Accounting)! 🦈 Thanks to an exciting collaboration between Mrs. Kristen Thornton, MAcc, CMA, and Dr. Kristin Hamm, along with Department of Management at Missouri State University's Entrepreneurship Lab, our students gained hands-on #experience in crafting a #professional pitch for potential #investors. In this unique project, the #EntrepreneurshipLab provided students with a product prototype, #challenging them to create a compelling pitch that included a product summary, target customer, marketing plan, and breakeven analysis. Students then presented to their "sharks," asking for an initial investment that reflected their calculated needs. This experience empowered our students to build essential entrepreneurial skills, blending real-world scenarios with classroom learning!

The MAcc (Master of #Accountancy) #OpenHouse is just around the corner! Are you considering taking the next step in your #accounting #career? Join us for the MAcc Open House on Tuesday, October 29th, at 3:00 PM in Glass Hall, Room 486. Why Attend? - Get a jump-start on your application and take advantage of a $72 application fee waiver! - Learn more about the program and its benefits. - Remember: if you're planning to enroll in senior permission or mixed credit courses, you'll need to be admitted into the MAcc program first. Have questions? We're here to #support you every step of the way! Contact the School of Accountancy Missouri State University for more information or to schedule an advising session. Take this #opportunity to #invest in your #future—we can’t wait to see you there!

🏈 2024 Homecoming Memories 🏈 Our School of Accountancy Missouri State University had an incredible weekend at the Missouri State University 2024 #Homecoming! A big shoutout to Kyle Goodin, MAcc, CFE, Dr. Mollie Adams, Dr. J. Conrad Naegle, Jr., and Cade Brundage for bravely getting pied at the Beta Alpha Psi Theta Pi Chapter fundraising event! It was fantastic to connect with everyone at the tailgate tents and celebrate the #MissouriStateFootball #victory alongside our #alumni. We wrapped up the weekend by #proudly #supporting our students at the NAACP (Springfield) Freedom Fund Banquet! #GoBears #BearUp #MissouriStateUniversity #SchoolofAccountancy #MoState

We’ve officially reached the halfway point of the semester at the School of Accountancy Missouri State University The past eight weeks have been a whirlwind of #activity and #growth. In Mr. Kyle Goodin, MAcc, CFE ACC 300 class, our incredible #GraduateAssistants participated in a #student panel, sharing valuable insights on #school, #internships, and practical #advice. Meanwhile, Dr. Chris Hines ACC 712 class has been diving deep into Alteryx, honing their #dataanalytics #skills in preparation for their exciting #partnership project with Springfield's Small Business Development Center We also #celebrated a significant #milestone of reaching our goal of 100 MAcc (Master of Accountancy) students! Thank you Dr. David Meinert and the Missouri State University College of Business for supporting our department in growing and succeeding in all aspects! We couldn’t be prouder of our #dedicated students, professors, and faculty over these past eight weeks and we can’t wait to see what the rest of the semester brings!

🎉 Homecoming Fun with Beta Alpha Psi 🎉 Are you planning to attend the #Homecoming tailgate this Saturday? Join us for the Pie a Professor Raffle with Beta Alpha Psi Theta Pi Chapter! 💥 Professors in the Hot Seat: Dr. J. Conrad Naegle, Jr. Dr. Mollie Adams Mr. Kyle Goodin, MAcc, CFE BAP President, Cade Brundage Here’s how YOU can enter the raffle for a chance to #pie them: Scan the QR code @BetaAlphaPsi-ThetaPi. Purchase raffle tickets ($2 per entry). Submit your payment via Venmo with your full name. We’ll announce the lucky winners near the end of Homecoming week! 📅 Date: October 19th, 2024 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM 📍 Location: Freddie Courtyard, MSU 🚨 PLUS: Join us for our Homecoming Tailgate Event from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM! Free food & drinks will be there!

Companies that make mistakes trying to avoid #taxes end up having to restate their #taxreturns, improve their #management practices, and become less aggressive because they understandably get more attention from the IRS. But did you know companies that make mistakes without trying to avoid taxes restate their tax returns, but make little or no change to management practices because weak corporate governance didn’t improve through the #restatement process. Restatements increase costs and scrutiny so stakeholders should be aware that firms that heavily avoid taxes typically reduce tax avoidance to more acceptable levels, while firms with low tax avoidance tend to maintain lower avoidance and governance mechanisms likely leading to additional restatements.   We are excited to highlight Dr. Mollie Adams on her recent #research article, "Tax-related restatements and tax avoidance behavior." This research looks at how a company’s efforts to avoid taxes might lead to mistakes requiring tax-related restatements and how these mistakes can change management behavior regarding future tax avoidance decisions. The key concepts in the study show how #taxavoidance and mistakes in tax reporting are connected, and whether companies change their behavior when they get caught making mistakes. The School of Accountancy Missouri State University is proud to showcase Dr. Adams and her (ABDC ranked) "A" level publication in the Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance (JAAF) Conference. Check out the comments for a link to Dr. Adam's article!

🌎 ✈ Study Abroad Opportunities ✈🌎 Thinking about #StudyAbroad next year? Don’t miss the approaching application deadlines! Our School of Accountancy Missouri State University students have loved everything about their experiences on these faculty-led trips! There are even Missouri State University College of Business #SCHOLARSHIPS for study abroad! These journeys are a fantastic way to immerse yourself in new #cultures, #explore vibrant and new countries with friends, and expand your #business #horizons. If you have studied abroad in past semesters, we would love to hear about your #experiences in the comments! Please scan the QR code on the flyer to take you to the Program Discovery Page. From there you will be able to find your desired trip, as well as the application for each location! Peru, led by Dr. Jason DeBode   France & United Kingdom, led by Dr. Kent Ragan, Ph.D., CFA Germany, led by Dr. David Mitchell Hungary & Austria, led by Dr. Jenifer Skiba

School of Accountancy Missouri State University faculty are going #BackToSchool. The Missouri State University College of Business Dean is supporting faculty #professionaldevelopment to stay #current in the #classroom. Kristen Thornton, MAcc, CMA went back to secure #CSCA (Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis) certification this year, which is an exclusive add-on certification for #CMA (Certified Management Accountant) holders only through the IMA | Institute of Management Accountants. Kyle Goodin, MAcc, CFE is obtaining his Certified Government Financial Manager (#CGFM) certification through the AGA. This certification is highly valued #governmentaccounting and displays an #expertise in governmental environment, accounting, financial management, #budgeting, #reporting, and #control. Dr. Gregory Tapis is pursuing the #CISM (Certified Information Security Manger) to update his CISA certification knowledge through ISACA to develop/update a course in alignment with the ISC section of the new #CPAExam.

SOA Graduate Assistant Spotlight 🚨 Meet Sam Frederick! Sam is one of our SOA #WritingGAs who graduated in May 2024 with his Bachelor of Science in Communications. Sam is currently working towards his #Masters in #Communications. We have loved having Sam join our #SOA team this semester. Our Writing GAs bring so much #value to our #team and we appreciate them immensely! Sam is on the Missouri State University #Hockey team! We are looking forward to #cheering him on this semester! #MissouriStateSOA #GoMaroon