7:30 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast

8:30 am – 9:30 am

1.01 Data Analytics and Tax in Public Accounting
Moderator: Kerry Inger, Auburn University

Presenter: Jamie Fowler, Grant Thornton

9:35 am – 10:45 am

2.01 Apply Data Analytics to Tax
Moderator: JaLynn Thomas, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

Presenter: Katie Terrell, University of Arkansas

2.02 Tax Reform Practice Update
Moderator: Kim Key, Auburn University

Presenter: Doug Puckett, Deloitte

10:45 am - 11:00 am

Break

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

3.01 Increasing Student Interest in Tax

Panelists:
Troy Lewis, Brigham Young University
Shelley Rhoades-Catanach, Villanova University
Kristina Zvinakis, University of Texas at Austin

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

4.01 Roundtable Research Sessions
Moderator: Rebekah Moore, James Madison University

1. Cringle’s House of Trees
Mollie T Adams, Bradley University; Kerry Inger, Auburn University; Michele D. Meckfessel, University of Missouri - St. Louis

2. Linking Taxation and Entrepreneurship in a Multidisciplinary Financial Literacy Class
Ann Boyd Davis, Tennessee Tech University; Alma Hales, Tennessee Tech University

3. Listen and Learn: A Tax Podcase Assignment and Using Tax Geek Articles in Class
Kim G. Key, Auburn University

4. Putting the Service in IRS: Service-Learning Beyond VITA
Kimberly Jane Tribou, McMurry University; Keith S. Walker, Southern Illinois University – Carbondale

2:20 pm – 3:20 pm

5.01 Publishing Accounting Education Research Panel
Moderator: Kerry Inger, Auburn University

Panelists:
Thomas Calderon, University of Akron
Julia Camp, Providence College 
Bill Pasewark, Texas Tech University 

5.02 Graduate Tax Curriculum Panel
Moderator: Mollie T. Adams, Bradley University

Panelists:
Christine Cheng, University of Mississippi
Lynn Comer-Jones, Georgia State University
Kerri Tassin, Missouri State University
Ron Worsham, Brigham Young University

3:20 pm - 3:40 pm

Break

3:40 pm – 4:40 pm

6.01 Learning and Education Professionals Panel
Moderator: Michele D. Meckfessel, University of Missouri – St. Louis

Panelists:
Kelly Dolson, EY
Beth Piper, Deloitte
Diana Benyaminy, KPMG
Christine Griffith, KPMG
Keith Larson, PwC

6.02 Campus 2 Clients: Best Practices from the Experts
Moderator: Mitchell Franklin, LeMoyne College

Tax Rate Reconciliation and Income Tax Provision Disclosure
Allison Evans, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Analytics in the Tax Classroom: Something Old or Something New?
Mitchell Franklin, Le Moyne College; Michaele Morrow, Merrimack College; Christie Novak, Le Moyne College

A New Approach to Ethics Education: Giving Voice to Values
Tracy Manly, University of Tulsa; Christina Ritsema, Colorado State University

4:45 pm – 5:30 pm

7.01 Teaching Cases
Moderator: Rebekah Moore, James Madison University

Chicagoland Popcorn® - Online Retailer Nexus Following Wayfair using Robotics Process Automation and Data
Christine Cheng, The University of Mississippi; John Eagan, Purdue University Northwest; Amy J. N. Yurko, Duquesne University

Debating the Relative Advantages of Debate-Based Instructional Tools: The Pedagogical Benefits of a Debate-Based Written Assignment
Michael Killey, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Stephanie Walton, Louisiana State University

Using Data Visualization Software to Communicate Tax Information
Tracie Miller-Nobles, Austin Community College; Frances Ann Stott, Ohio University

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Reception