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Professor | Department Chair

Janene Finley, PhD

Janene R. Finley, LL.M., Ph.D., J.D., CPA is a professor of Accounting in the College of Business. Finley is the author of “International Students’ Awareness of U.S. Tax Filings.” (2022). With a PhD in Business Administration-Accountancy from Southern Illinois University, Finley.

Dr. Finley teaches individual and entity taxation, accounting information systems, and accounting principles for undergraduate and graduate students. Her research focuses on the U.S. Tax Court, tax credits and deductions, the FASB Codification, and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

Contact Us

Contact Janene Finley for information on Bachelor and Master of Accounting Degrees

McMullen Hall 119

563-333-6177

FinleyJaneneR@sau.edu

Education and Training

  • LLM, Northwestern University, Taxation
  • PhD, Southern Illinois University, Business Administration-Accountancy
  • JD, Northern Illinois University
  • MAcc, Western Illinois University
  • BB, Western Illinois University, Accountancy
  • AA, Black Hawk College, Accounting

Recent Publications

  • Finley, J. R., Grossman, A.M., and O’Shaughnessy, D. (2022). “International Students’ Awareness of U.S. Tax Filings.” International Journal for Business Education 163 (1), Article 1.
  • Finley, J. (2019). Reforming the Charitable Contribution Tax Deduction: Accounting for Random Acts of Charity. William & Mary Business Law Review, 10(2), pp. 479-514.
  • Finley, W. & Finley, J. R. (2016). Volunteer Tax Assistance in Libraries. In C. Smallwood (Ed.) The Library's Role in Supporting Financial Literacy for Patrons. (pp. 317-26). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Finley, J. R. & Karnes A. (2010). An Empirical Study of the Effectiveness of Counsel in United States Tax Court Cases. Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, 16(1), pp. 1-10.
  • Finley, J. R. & W. Finley. (2010). Financial Accounting Standard Board Accounting Standards Codification. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 29(1), pp. 3-14.
  • Grossman, A. M. & Finley, J. R. (2010). FASB Codification of GAAP is Here! New Accountant, 741, pp. 8-9.
  • Finley, J. R. (2010). An Empirical Study of the Effect of the Change in the Burden of Proof in the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 on the United States Tax Court. Journal of the American Taxation Association. 32(2), pp. 97-98. [Dissertation Abstract]
  • Finley, J. R. & Grossman, A. M. (2009). Equity in Reforming the Tax Treatment of Health Insurance Premiums. Seton Hall Legislative Journal. 34(1), pp. 1-28.
  • Finley, J. R. & Karnes, A. (2008). An Empirical Study of the Change in the Burden of Proof in the United States Tax Court. Pittsburgh Tax Review. 6(1), pp. 61-81.

Presentations

  • “Reforming the Charitable Contribution Tax Deduction: Accounting for Random Acts of Charity,” presentation for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Quad Cities Chapter, February 12, 2020