Brad CripeBrad Cripe, Ph.D., C.P.A., is a presidential teaching professor and the Donald E. Kieso Endowed Chair of Accountancy at Northern Illinois University. Dr. Cripe earned a bachelor's degree in economics, a Bachelor of Criminal Justice, and a Master of Acountancy from New Mexico State University. He also received his doctorate from the University of Nebraska. Dr. Cripe worked for KPMG in Texas and has taught taxation of business entities and individuals, tax strategy, corporate taxation, and advanced issues in taxation to undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to teaching, Dr. Cripe has published in The Accounting Review, Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accountancy, Tax Notes and other academic and practitioner journals. His research investigates issues that make a difference in how professionals use (or should use) information at their disposal to make tax compliance decisions and how financial statements are affected by audit quality and recent FASB reporting changes. Read More Read Less