Faculty Profile

Pradeep Sapkota

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Accounting
College
College of Business
Assistant Professor
Accounting
College of Business

    

Education

PhD, Louisiana State University, 2019.
Major: Accounting
Dissertation Title: "The Interplay Among Tax Specialists, Corporate Tax Behavior, and Tax Accrual Quality"
Certificate, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2010.
Major: Taxation
Degree Specialization: Graduate Certificate in Taxation
MAcc, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2010.
Major: Accounting
BBA, Southern Arkansas University, 2008.
Major: Accounting and Finance

Current Scheduled Teaching*

ACCT 4300.001, Federal Income Taxation, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ACCT 4300.002, Federal Income Taxation, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

ACCT 4300.001, Federal Income Taxation, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 4300.003, Federal Income Taxation, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 6010.707, Seminar on Advanced Topics in Accounting Research, Summer 5W2 2023
ACCT 4300.001, Federal Income Taxation, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 4300.002, Federal Income Taxation, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 4300.001, Federal Income Taxation, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 4300.002, Federal Income Taxation, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 4300.001, Federal Income Taxation, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 4300.002, Federal Income Taxation, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 4300.001, Federal Income Taxation, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 6010.707, Seminar on Advanced Topics in Accounting Research, Summer 5W2 2021
ACCT 4300.002, Federal Income Taxation, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 4300.003, Federal Income Taxation, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 4951.701, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2021
ACCT 4300.002, Federal Income Taxation, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 4300.003, Federal Income Taxation, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 4300.002, Federal Income Taxation, Spring 2020 Syllabus
ACCT 4300.003, Federal Income Taxation, Spring 2020 Syllabus
ACCT 4300.002, Federal Income Taxation, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 4300.003, Federal Income Taxation, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article
Johnston, J. A., Reichelt, K. J., Sapkota, P. (2023). Measuring Financial Statement Disaggregation Using XBRL. Journal of Information Systems.
Kipp, P., Mathew, J., Sapkota, K., Sapkota, P. (2023). Reporting Cash Tips Income for Income Tax Purposes. Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting.
Abbott, L., Barber, R., Buslepp, B., Sapkota, P. (2023). Do Investors Use Audit Partner Identification? Evidence From the KPMG ‘Steal the Exam’ Scandal. Auditing: A Journal Of Practice And Theory.
Cheng, C., Hennes, K., Sapkota, P. (2022). The Nonlinear Relation between Effective Tax Rates and Tax-Related Restatements. Accounting Horizons.
Cheng, C., Sapkota, P., Yurko, A. J. (2020). A Case Study of Effective Tax Rates Using Data Analytics. Issues in Accounting Education.
Kumar, G., Paul, P., Sapkota, P. (2012). The Largest Corporate Fraud in India: Satyam Computer Services Limited. Other. 4(2), .
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

out of 5

out of 7
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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