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Michele D. Meckfessel, CPA (NC), Ph.D. is originally from O’Fallon, IL. She received a B.A. in mathematics from Illinois Wesleyan University, an M.S. in accounting from Appalachian State University, and a Ph.D. in business administration from Virginia Tech. Her research interests include the capital market effects of financial reporting and income taxes. Current projects include the impact of the textual content of tax footnotes, as well as the impact and cause of tax-related financial statement restatements. Prior to joining academia, Michele served as an SH-60B helicopter pilot in the U.S. Navy and attained the rank of Commander. Additionally, she worked in tax compliance and tax consulting with the public accounting firms, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP and Grant Thornton, LLP, both in Charlotte, NC. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, biking, running, and spending time with her three kids and husband.

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Education/Academic qualification

Philosophy, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

… → 2012

Accountancy (Tax Concentration), MA, App State University

… → 2003

Mathematics, BA, Illinois Wesleyan University

… → 1991

Research Interests

  • Accounting
  • Tax
  • Public Data Sets: Internal Revenue Code Past and Present Court Cases
  • Restricted Data Sets: Compustat CRSP Audit Analytics
  • Statistical Methods: Difference in Difference
  • Statistical Methods: Logistic Regression
  • Statistical Software Applications: Stata
  • Evaluation: Case Studes
  • Evaluation: Logic Models
  • Evaluation: Mixed Methods

Disciplines

  • Business
  • The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions?

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    Open Access
  • Reasonable Compensation: Circuit Court Differences Create Confusion and Inconsistency

    Adams, M. T., Inger, K. K. & Meckfessel, M., 2022, In: The ATA Journal of Legal Tax Research. 20

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  • Are all non-GAAP disclosures created equal?

    Adams, M. T. & Meckfessel, M., 2021, In: Business Horizons. 64

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  • An Examination of the Impact of Tax Avoidance on the Readability of Tax Footnotes

    Inger, K. K., Meckfessel, M. D., Zhou, M. & Fan, W., Mar 1 2018, In: Journal of The American Taxation Association. 40

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