Faculty Profile

Jimmy obtained his Bachelor of Accountancy (1^st Class Honours) from Nanyang Technological University in 2002, Masters of Science and Ph.D. in Accounting from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Prior to his doctoral program, Jimmy was a Tax Associate at PwC Tax Consulting Services and a Lecturer of Accounting at SMU. He enjoys cooking, traveling and spending time with his family.

Education

PhD in Accounting, Northwestern University, USA
Master of Science, Northwestern University, USA
BAcc (1^st Class Honours), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
CA Singapore

Research Interests

Financial Reporting Quality
Corporate Governance
Tax Avoidance
Voluntary Disclosure

Teaching Interests

Financial Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
Managerial Accounting

Selected Recognition and Awards

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, SMU, 2016 – 2018
Most Outstanding Researcher, School of Accountancy, SMU, 2016
Dean’s List for Teaching Excellence, School of Accountancy, SMU, 2016 and 2017
Most Promising Teacher, SMU Teaching Excellence Awards 2013
Most Outstanding Newcomer Teaching Award, School of Accountancy, SMU, 2013

Selected Appointments

Director (Student Matters), 2017-2018
SMU Faculty Senate, 2017-2019
SMU School of Accountancy PhD Program Planning Committee, 2016
SMU School of Accountancy Research Workshop Coordinator, 2016-17

Selected Publications

"Societal Trust and Corporate Tax Avoidance” with Kiridaran Kanagaretnam, Chee Yeow Lim and Gerald Lobo. Review of Accounting Studies, 23 (4), 2018, 1588-1628

“Corporate Tax Aggressiveness and Insider Trading” with Sung Gon Chung, Beng Wee Goh and Terry Shevlin, Contemporary Accounting Research, 36 (1), 2019, 230-258

“The Effect of Board Independence on Information Asymmetry” with Beng Wee Goh, Jeffrey Ng and Kevin Ow Yong, European Accounting Review 25 (1), 2016, 155-182

“Relation between Auditor Quality and Corporate Tax Aggressiveness: Implications of Cross-Country Institutional Differences” with Kiridaran Kanagaretnam, Chee Yeow Lim and Gerald Lobo, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory 35 (4), 2016, 105-135.

“The Effect of Corporate Tax Avoidance on the Cost of Equity” with Beng Wee Goh, Chee Yeow Lim and Terry Shevlin, The Accounting Review 91 (6), 2016, 1647-1670.

“Internal Governance and Real Earnings Management” with Qiang Cheng and Terry Shevlin, The Accounting Review 91 (4), 2016, 1051-1085.

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