Professor | Department Chair

Janene Finley, PhD

Dr. Finley teaches individual and entity taxation, accounting information systems, and accounting principles for undergraduate and graduate students.

Her research focuses on the U.S. Tax Court, tax credits and deductions, the FASB Codification, and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

Contact Us

Contact Janene Finley for information on Bachelor and Master of Accounting Degrees

McMullen Hall 119

563-333-6177

FinleyJaneneR@sau.edu

Education and Training

LLM, Northwestern University, Taxation
PhD, Southern Illinois University, Business Administration-Accountancy
JD, Northern Illinois University
MAcc, Western Illinois University
BB, Western Illinois University, Accountancy
AA, Black Hawk College, Accounting

Recent Publications

Finley, J. R., Grossman, A.M., and O’Shaughnessy, D. (2022). “International Students’ Awareness of U.S. Tax Filings.” International Journal for Business Education 163 (1), Article 1.
Finley, J. (2019). Reforming the Charitable Contribution Tax Deduction: Accounting for Random Acts of Charity. William & Mary Business Law Review, 10(2), pp. 479-514.
Finley, W. & Finley, J. R. (2016). Volunteer Tax Assistance in Libraries. In C. Smallwood (Ed.) The Library's Role in Supporting Financial Literacy for Patrons. (pp. 317-26). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Finley, J. R. & Karnes A. (2010). An Empirical Study of the Effectiveness of Counsel in United States Tax Court Cases. Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, 16(1), pp. 1-10.
Finley, J. R. & W. Finley. (2010). Financial Accounting Standard Board Accounting Standards Codification. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 29(1), pp. 3-14.
Grossman, A. M. & Finley, J. R. (2010). FASB Codification of GAAP is Here! New Accountant, 741, pp. 8-9.
Finley, J. R. (2010). An Empirical Study of the Effect of the Change in the Burden of Proof in the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 on the United States Tax Court. Journal of the American Taxation Association. 32(2), pp. 97-98. [Dissertation Abstract]
Finley, J. R. & Grossman, A. M. (2009). Equity in Reforming the Tax Treatment of Health Insurance Premiums. Seton Hall Legislative Journal. 34(1), pp. 1-28.
Finley, J. R. & Karnes, A. (2008). An Empirical Study of the Change in the Burden of Proof in the United States Tax Court. Pittsburgh Tax Review. 6(1), pp. 61-81.