As part of the Brown Bag Seminars,Reeyarn Li gave a presentation on December 05, 2023.

TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On November 28, 2023, Martin Artz (WWU Münster) presented the paper "You Rate Me and I’ll Rate You: Mutual Rating Relationships in Multi-Rater Performance Evaluation Systems" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar.

As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, Stephan Kaiser gave a presentation on November 21, 2023, on the topic "Forecasting in Uncertain Times: The Role of Business Model Innovation in Predicting Operating Cash Flows".

The paper, titled Does private peers' disclosure affect public firms' information environment?, is co-authored by Bianca Beyer (Aalto University) and Vanessa Flagmeier (University of Passau). It examines how private peers' disclosure creates externalities for the public firms' information environment. It finds that the negative externalities occur primarily when private peers are opaque. Prof. Dr. Kosi was honoured to present the paper at the UQ…

On November 14th, 2023, Dennis Großmann presented the paper "Dissemination of information by German small caps​​​" at the TRR 266/TAF Brown Bag Seminar.

As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, Dennis Großmann gave a presentation on November 14, 2023, on the topic "Dissemination of information by german small caps".

On November 9th, 2023, Dennis Großmann gives a presentation on "Dissemination of information by German small caps" at the Faculty Research Workshop at Paderborn University.

As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, Yuri Pieper gave a presentation on November 7, 2023, on the topic "Preferences for taxing wealth and income - Ability-to-pay".

TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On October 24, 2023, Derrald Stice (HKU Business School) presented the paper "Regulatory Exposure, Debt Contract Terms, and Bank Specialization" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar.

TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On October 17, 2023, Rebecca Lester (Stanford Graduate School of Business) presented the paper "The Spiderweb of Partnership Tax Structures" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar.

As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, Alexander Liß gave a presentation on October 10, 2023, on the topic "IP Disclosure under IP Litigation".

On July 11, 2023, Simone Euler (Humboldt-University Berlin) presented the paper "Country level private firm transparency and M&A transactions" at the TRR 266/TAF Brown Bag Seminar. She is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Accounting and Auditing at the Humboldt-University Berlin. Her research interest is in the area of private firm transparency, as well as in the relation between NGO lobbyism and non-financial information.

TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On July 04, 2023,  Paul Demeré (Terry College of Business Georgia) presented the paper "Using Narrative Disclosures to Predict Tax Outcomes" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar.

On 03.07.2023, Mr. Karrer, Head of Debt Advisory & Alumni of UPB, will gave a practical lecture as part of the module FA2: Advanced Fundamentals of External Accounting. This lecture offers exciting insights into a highly topical subject area and thus combines practice and teaching in a new way.

As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, Yuri Piper will gave a presentation on June 27, 2023, on the topic "Wealth tax burden on real estate: A case study".

The doctoral module Scientific Citizenship is scheduled on the following days in the winter semester 2021/2022: 02.11.2021: 10.00 am - 12:00 am (virtual kick-off session) 29.11.2021: 09.00 am - 05.00 pm (at university) 30.11.2021: 09.00 am - 05.00 pm (at university) 21.12.2021: 09.00 am - 05.00 pm (at university) 22.12.2021: 09.00 am - 05.00 pm (at university) This module covers the topics on the academic publication and research process in all…

As part of the lecture 'Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestures', Hendrik Koch and Massud Parwani held a guest lecture on 4 February 2021 from 9:00 - 12:00. The lecture will be related to purchase price allocation and goodwill accounting.

The doctoral module W6294 Taxation, Accounting and Finance took place from January 15 to January 25, 2021. This module covers topics in the area of Financial reporting and capital markets, Accounting for internal decisions, Taxation and Finance. Maximilian Kaspar from the Management Department says: “At first, I was skeptical if I will understand everything and how much the course has to offer me. But it was definitely worth it for me to take…

For winter semester 2020/21, we are happy to announce that Hendrik Koch and Massud Parwani (KPMG Bielefeld) are the new external lecturers for the module W2283 – Grundlagen der Wirtschaftsprüfung (Accounting and Auditing).

On the Day of Excellence 2022, the participants of the last Excellence Programme and the UGO-awardees were formally honoured. One receiver of the UGO award was Theresa Ahlers, who wrote her master thesis with Prof. Dr. Urska Kosi. In her master thesis, she examined the transparency of the insolvency process from German firms creditors’ perspective. The UGO award is granted by the Unternehmergruppe Ostwestfalen e.V. in cooperation with Paderborn…

As a recognition of her extraordinary scientific achievements, the University of Bremen awarded Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Caren Sureth-Sloane (Paderborn University) with an honorary doctorate. The dean of the Faculty of Business Studies and Economics of the University of Bremen, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jochen Zimmermann, argues: “Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Sureth-Sloane greatly contributed to the development of business theory, especially in business taxation, and…

The current biannual report of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics provides insights into the activities and developments of the Faculty as well as its departments. The Taxation, Accounting and Finance (TAF) department demonstrates high level of internationality, professional and methodological competence as well as practical relevance in teaching and research. The high level of activity in research and knowledge transfer is…

On November 13, 2021, the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics celebrated graduation of students from the Faculty’s different study programs. This year's program included a Graduation Journey, where the graduates could relive all phases of their studies. This journey included stops at the first parties, lectures and the semester abroad. At the end of the Graduation Journey, the graduates received their graduation certificates. In the…

On Friday, November 12, 2021, the University of Graz awarded Professor Dr. Caren Sureth-Sloane the title of Doctor Honoris Causa, after previous approval of the University Senate. The award, presented by Rector Martin Polaschek – following the suggestion of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences –  is in recognition of her outstanding scientific achievements in the field of accounting and her close cooperation with the University…

On the Day of Excellence 2021, the participants of the last Excellence Programme and the UGO-awardees were formally honoured. One of the UGO-awardees was Tobias Weihs, who wrote his master’s thesis with the Chair of Tax Accounting. In his thesis, he empirically analysed the influence of quarterly reports on analysts’ forecasts. The UGO-prize is awarded by the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics for excellent final theses. The…

At the Professorship for Business Administration, especially Financial Accounting and Auditing we are searching for up to two Research and Teaching Assistants (f/m/d) (Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L). You may find the job offer here. Contact person: Ms Sarah Rombold.

The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at the Paderborn University has achieved excellent results in the leading nationwide ranking of universities, “Centre for Higher Education (CHE)” University Ranking.  The survey of master’s degree programs rated us as the best university in the region (Westfalen-Lippe). We achieved excellent results in many categories including categories such as “organization of studies“ and the “transition…

On November 16, 2019, the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics organised a graduation ceremony for graduates of year 2019. They received their bachelor, master and doctoral degree certificates in a celebratory atmosphere. The Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Prof. Dr. Sureth-Sloane greeted the about 225 graduates and their families. She praised the Faculty’s outstanding quality in education and research…

„Es sind nicht die grossen Worte, die in der Gemeinschaft Grundsätzliches bewegen: es sind die vielen kleinen Taten der Einzelnen“ (Mildreed Scheel). This motto accompanied the participants of the “Excellence Program of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics” during their research work. For the past five years, the “Excellence Program” has been enabling students with above-average achievements to distinguish themselves through their…

The Chamber of Tax Advisors in Nürnberg (Germany) has a long tradition of awarding excellent doctoral theses that link academic research and practice. At this year’s jubilee celebration, the 50th Professionals’ Day ('50. Fachtag'), four young researchers obtained an award for their doctoral thesis. Dr. Vanessa Flagmeier (supervised by prof. dr. Jens Müller) obtained the award for her thesis 'Financial Statements’ Tax Disclosure – Management…