Accounting

Accounting Faculty

Ph.D. Students

Accounting

Accounting focuses on the development, interpretation and communication of financial and operational information for effective decision-making. Because entities compete for economic resources, accounting is essential to managers for planning and controlling activities.

Accountants measure the results of economic activities and report or attest to such activity to investors, management, regulators and other stakeholders. Accounting courses and related programs at UCR School of Business are designed to prepare students for thriving careers in areas such as audit and assurance, management accounting, taxation, financial accounting and management consulting.

The curriculum in the undergraduate and graduate accounting programs provides many of the foundational requirements for professional certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).

Accounting Pathways at UCR School of Business

B.S. in Business Administration with a Concentration in Accounting

Get a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. Each concentration provides a wide selection of courses to choose from. Students must complete five courses from the accounting concentration. See the concentration in accounting degree plan.

Bachelors of Science Program

Master in Professional Accountancy

This program builds a career in accounting through advanced education in audit and assurance, taxation, accounting information systems and ethics. Two tracks are offered: Track One is for applicants with a degree or major in accounting and can be completed in 9 months. Track Two is for applicants without an accounting background and can be completed in 15 months.

Master Program

MBA with a Concentration in Accounting

Gain the unique skill sets that will set you apart as an expert in a particular business area by choosing one or two concentrations. The accounting concentration requires five courses. Students may choose from a wide range of electives from the concentration. Courses can be selected with the assistance of a faculty advisor to meet individual educational and career goals.

MBA Program

Resources for Students

UCR Accounting Society

With regular guest speakers at their weekly meetings, the Accounting Society at UC Riverside provides opportunities to network with other students, alumni and professionals in the largest accounting firms.

Visit the UCR Accounting Society website

Visit the Instagram page of the UCR Accounting Society

Faculty in Accounting

Accounting Seminar Series & Conferences

Accounting Seminar Series 2023-2024

Date/Location	Presenter	Paper
Friday, October 6, 2023 AND-121, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm	Patricia Dechow \| University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business	A Rating System to Evaluate Non-GAAP Exclusion Quality
Friday, December 1, 2023 AND-121, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm	Judson Caskey \| UCLA Anderson School of Management	Amendment thresholds and voting rules in debt contracts
Friday, March 1, 2024 In person, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm	John Jiang \| Michigan State University, Broad College of Business	Occupational Licensing of Corporate Accountants and Financial Reporting Quality: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in China
Friday, April 5, 2024 In person, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm	Ed deHaan \| Stanford Graduate School of Business	Local-Thinking Bias
Friday, May 17, 2024 In person, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm	Boochun Jung \| University of Hawai'i, Shidler College of Business	TBA

Most meetings will be held in person. If you are interested in attending, please contact Accounting seminar coordinator Richard Carrizosa.

Accounting Seminar Series 2022-2023

Date/Location	Presenter	Paper
Friday, October 21, 2022 Virtual, 1:00 to 2:15 pm	Daniel Saavedra \| UCLA Anderson School of Management	Do Firms Follow the SEC’s Confidential Treatment Protocols? Evidence from Credit Agreements
Friday, October 28, 2022 In person, 1:00 to 2:15 pm	John Campbell \| University of Georgia	The Determinants and Informativeness of Banks’ Return on Tangible Common Equity Disclosures
Friday, April 14, 2023 In person, 1:00 to 2:15 pm	Pervin Shroff \| University of Minnesota	Compensation Clawback Policies and Auditor Dismissals after Restatements
Friday, April 21, 2023 In person, 1:00 to 2:15 pm	Leslie Robinson \| Dartmouth College	U.S. Import Tariffs and Domestic Corporate Performance
Friday, April 28, 2023 In person, 1:00 to 2:15 pm	Jinhwan Kim \| Stanford University	The Innovation Consequences of Judicial Efficiency
Friday, May 12, 2023 In person & Zoom, 1:00 - 2:15 pm	Lucile Faurel \| Arizona State University	Determinants and Consequences of Investor Commentary on Earnings Conference Calls
Friday, May 19, 2023 Virtual, 1:00 to 2:15 pm	Steve Lin \| University of Memphis	The Effect of IASB-FASB Convergence on the Nature of U.S. GAAP and IFRS

Most meetings will be held in person. If you are interested in attending, please contact Accounting seminar coordinator Richard Carrizosa.

Accounting Seminar Series 2021-2022

Date/Location	Presenter	Paper
Friday, October 8, 2021 Zoom, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	Regina Wittenberg-Moerman (University of Southern California)	Contracting in the Dark: The Rise of Public-Side Lenders in the Syndicated Loan Market
Friday, October 22, 2021 Zoom, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	Henry Friedman (University of California, Los Angeles)	A theoretical framework for environmental and social impact reporting
Friday, November 5, 2021 Zoom, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	Jae Bum Kim (Lehigh University)	Managerial Myopia and the Time Horizon of Executive Compensation: Evidence from Transient Institutional Ownership
Friday, November 19, 2021 Zoom, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	Ling Lisic (Virginia Tech)	SEC Reviewer Trust and Regulatory Decisions
Friday, December 3, 2021 Zoom, 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM	Teri Yohn (Emory University)	Measuring portfolio gains from earnings announcement trading signals
Friday, April 1, 2022 Zoom, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM (Zoom)	Clive Lennox, University of Southern California	Reputation damage following audit lawsuits: The effects of media coverage and auditor sabotage
Friday, April 22, 2022 Zoom, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM (in person & Zoom)	Cyrus Aghamolla, University of Minnesota	Sequential Reporting Bias
Friday, May 13, 2022 Zoom, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM (Zoom)	Mark Lang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	The Effect of Patent Disclosure Quality on Innovation
Friday, May 27, 2022 Zoom, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM (in person)	John L. Campbell, University of Georgia	Auditor Affiliated Tax Employees: Hiring Tax Professionals from the External Audit Firm

In 2022, some meetings will be held on Zoom, some in-person. If you are interested in attending, please contact Eric Allen at profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/erica

Accounting Seminar Series 2018 - 2019

Time/Location	Presenter	Paper
Friday, April 26, 2019	Shane Heitzman, University of Southern California	TBD
Friday, April 19, 2019	Partha Mohanram, University of Toronto	TBD
Friday, April 12, 2019	Tzachi Zach, Ohio State University	TBD
Friday, February 1, 2019	Xiaoxia Peng, University of Utah	"Management Forecasts of Volatility"
Friday, January 25, 2019	Eric Allen, University of Southern California	"On the Tax Efficiency of Startup Firms"
Friday, November 30, 2018	Sarah Zechman, University of Colorado Boulder	"Why can't I trade? Exchange discretion in calling halts"
Friday, November 9, 2018	Mark DeFond, University of Southern California	"Do Firms Successfully Shop for Compliant Auditors? Evidence from Opportunistic Changes in Accounting Estimates"