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TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On November 22, 2022, Svenja Dube (Fordham University, New York) presented the paper "Corporate Social Responsibility and Consumer Behavior" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar. Svenja Dube, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Accounting and Taxation at Fordham University, New York. She earned her PhD at New York University in Business Administration. Her research is mainly concerned with accounting. She has published…

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TAF Brown Bag Sem­in­ar: Chris­toph­er Böhme: "Spillover ef­fects of tax-re­lated re­state­ments"

As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, Christopher Böhme gave a presentation on November 15th, 2022 on the topic "Spillover effects of tax-related restatements".

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TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On November 2, 2022, Alfred Wagenhofer (University of Graz) presented the paper "Economic Effects of Litigation Risk on Corporate Disclosure and Innovation" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Alfred Wagenhofer is a member of the board of the Institute for Corporate Accounting and Controlling and head of the Center for Accounting Research at the University of Graz. He is the author of numerous…

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TAF Brown Bag Sem­in­ar: Dav­id Hiss: "Ex­tern­al Ef­fects and Dis­clos­ure"

As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, David Hiss gave a presentation on October 25, 2022 on the topic "External Effects and Disclosure".

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TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On October 18, 2022, Ferdinand Elfers (Erasmus University Rotterdam) presented the paper "TruPS, I Did It Again – The Impact of (Non-)Fair Value Accounting on Banks’ Impairment and Trading Decisions" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar. Ferdinand Elfers is an Assistant Professor of Financial Accounting at Erasmus University Rotterdam’s School of Economics. He earned his PhD at the University of Mannheim in Germany.…

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Fac­ulty Re­search Work­shop 2022

This year's faculty workshop was held in Melle, from September 26-28, 2022. The program of the three-day workshop included 26 presentations and two poster sessions on current research topics. Here, Pia Stoczek gave a presentation on "Current developments in the European corporate bond market", which is part of the TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency. The workshop was a good opportunity to present the work of the young researchers and to exchange…

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From October 05. - 07. October, 2022, Prof. Dr. Benedikt Franke and Dominik Katzer visited the Paderborn University to work with Prof. Dr. Urska Kosi and Pia Stoczek on a joint TRR 266 project.  

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As part of a TRR 266 research stay, Pia Stoczek spent 3 months at the ICSTE-IUL Business School in Lisbon. During her stay she was able to participate in the research seminars of the ISCTE-IUL Business Research Unit and also had the opportunity to present her work at a workshop. She got to know the differences in PhD education between European Universities and bonded with other PhD students at ISCTE over their mutual motives and struggles.…

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TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On July 12, 2022, Peter Limbach (Universität Bielefeld) presented the paper "Blockholder Representation on the Board: Theory and Evidence" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar. Prof. Dr. Limbach presented a model that helps explain why only few blockholders seek board representation despite little direct costs. In the model, inefficiently few blockholders take a board seat because it signals adverse information to…

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TAF Brown Bag Sem­in­ar: Re­gina Ort­mann: "Tax­ing net­work products - the im­pact on de­cisions of MNEs"

As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, Regina Ortmann gave a presentation on July 5, 2022 on the topic "Taxing network products - the impact on decisions of MNEs".

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As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, Sebastian Hinder gave a presentation on June 28, 2022 on the topic "Management Guidance & Analyst Forecasts: The Peculiar Role of Tax Forecasting".

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TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On June 21, 2022, Ken Klassen (University of Waterloo) presented the paper "Tax Aggressive Behavior and Voluntary Tax Disclosures in Corporate Sustainability Reporting" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar. The paper is co-authored work with Jilian R. Adams and Elizabeth Demers (all University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada). In this study, the authors analyze determinants of firms’ decisions to disclose tax…

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TAF Brown Bag Sem­in­ar: Stephan Kais­er: "Changes in Firm­s’ Busi­ness Mod­els and Ab­nor­mal Ac­cru­als"

As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, Stephan Kaiser gave a presentation on June 14, 2022 on the topic "Changes in Firms’ Business Models and Abnormal Accruals".

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As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, Elisa Casi-Eberhard gave a presentation on June 7, 2022 on the topic "So close and yet so far: the ability of mandatory disclosure regimes to crack down on offshore tax evasion".

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TAF Brown Bag Sem­in­ar: Arndt Wein­rich: "Green Tax Un­cer­tainty & In­nov­a­tion"

As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, Arndt Weinrich gave a presentation on May 24, 2022 on the topic „Green Tax Uncertainty & Innovation".

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Teach­ing

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…

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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.

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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…

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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).

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Gen­er­al

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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Our Fac­ulty has proven top class again

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…

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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…

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Ex­cel­lent achieve­ments in TAF

„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…

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Awards for doc­tor­al theses

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…

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