Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting, says the NRA's financial picture is, as of early 2023, a mixed bag. The gun group has shored up its financial position over the last few years. However, the way in which that financial recovery came about risks hemorrhaging the NRA’s core supporters.

The foundation started by organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement is still worth tens of millions of dollars, after spending more than $37 million on grants, real estate, consultants, and other expenses, according to tax documents filed with the IRS. The tax filing suggests the organiz

Jennifer Glenn, assistant professor of accounting, explores what it would look like if Ohio eliminated its income tax.

A recent study by Andrew Van Buskirk, associate professor of accounting, finds health insurance companies are overestimating costs associated with patient care to avoid triggering rebate provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

About 14% of U.S. health insurers impacted their Affordable Care Act medical loss ratio rebate bills before 2016 by overestimating how much they spent on health care, according to a new accounting research by Associate Professor of Accounting Andy Van Buskirk and his colleagues.

The Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to report the benefits they pay out to policyholders. Accounting research by Associate Professor Andrew Van Buskirk and his colleagues reveals just how off these reported estimates can be — and why.

Research by Associate Professor of Accounting Professor Andy Van Buskirk and his colleagues details how some Obamacare insurers have used estimating practices to short-change their consumers by hundreds of millions of dollars. 

Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting, tracks NRA finances and says signs from the NRA’s announcement indicate that the bankruptcy filing has little to do with restructuring debt but rather a legal strategy.

In a recent study, Xue Wang, associate professor of accounting and management information systems, and her colleagues move the debate on shareholder lawsuits forward by studying the impact of shareholder litigation threats on CEOs’ employment.

Does corporate fraud have an impact on the crime rate in the area in which the misconduct happens? Research from Assistant Professor of Accounting Eric Holzman and his colleagues shows an interesting correlation.

Meet the researchers and thought leaders who have joined Fisher’s world-class faculty ahead of the 2020-21 academic year.

A new study by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Real Estate, and colleagues from Duke, examined thousands of finance executives’ S&P 500 projections over time for one behavioral bias: excess conviction. The study, a follow-up to an earlier research project, found the overconfidence bias to be greater than even the original landmark research found.

As New York state moves forward with a lawsuit against the National Rifle Association and four of its current and former officials for allegedly benefiting personally from the improper use of its funds, Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting and a nonprofit expert, explains what the repercussions might be for the gun group and its leaders.

Darren Roulstone, the John W. Berry, Sr. Fund for Faculty Excellence Professor of Accounting, shares insights into Fisher's accounting PhD program.