David Kenchington
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Mail code: 3606Campus: Tempe
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David Kenchington is an Associate Professor of Accountancy at the W. P. Carey School of Business. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. Prior to earning his Ph.D., Professor Kenchington worked for the tax group at PWC in Orange County, California. He teaches tax courses to undergraduate and graduate students. His research primarily focuses on how taxes affect asset prices and corporate decision making.
- Ph.D. University of Arizona 2013
- M.A. Brigham Young University 2006
- B.S. Brigham Young University 2006
“Can Better Tax Enforcement Moderate Airbnb's Pressure on Housing Costs?” (with Jesse Ellis, Jared Smith, and Roger White)
- Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Forthcoming.
“Disaggregation Quality, Stock Returns, and Institutional Demand" (with George Jiang, Ping McLemore, and H. Zafer Yüksel)
- Finance Research Letters, Vol. 62, Part B (April 2024), Article 105202.
“How Do Most Low ETR Firms Avoid Paying Taxes?” (with Dane Christensen and Rick Laux) - Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 27, Issue 2 (June 2022), pp. 570-606.
- Discussed in Fortune “Stop Shaming Corporations with Meaninglessly Low Effective Tax Rates” October 1st, 2021 (https://fortune.com/2021/10/01/stop-shaming-corporations-with-meaninglessly-low-effective-tax-rates/)
“Do Tax Hikes Spur Cheating in Interpersonal Exchange?” (with Thomas Shohfi, Jared Smith, and Roger White)
- Accounting, Organizations, and Society, Vol. 96 (January 2022), pp. 1-16.
- Featured in Bloomberg Tax “Caught Cheating: When Sin Taxes Forge Unforeseen Fallout” December 14th, 2021 (https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/caught-cheating-when-sin-taxes-forge-unforeseen-fallout)
“The Valuation of Discontinued Operations and Its Effect on Classification Shifting” (with Steve Kaplan and Brian Wenzel)
- The Accounting Review, Vol. 95, No. 4 (July 2020), pp. 291-311.
“Does a Dividend Tax Rate Change in the U.S. Affect Equity Prices of Non-U.S. Stocks?” (Sole Authored)
- Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 24, Issue 2 (June 2019), pp. 593–628.
“Gross Profitability and Mutual Fund Performance” (with Chi Wan and H. Zafer Yüksel)
- Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 104 (July 2019), pp. 31-49.
“Gambling Attitudes and Financial Misreporting” (with Dane Christensen and Keith Jones).
- Contemporary Accounting Research Vol. 35, No. 3 (Fall 2018) pp. 1229–1261
- Featured in the Wall Street Journal “A Roll of the Dice On Financial Misreporting” August 14th, 2017 (https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-link-between-gambling-and-financial-misreporting-1502676000)
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 430 | Taxes and Business Decisions |
ACC 511 | Accounting for Income Taxes |
ACC 430 | Taxes and Business Decisions |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 430 | Taxes and Business Decisions |
ACC 430 | Taxes and Business Decisions |
ACC 511 | Accounting for Income Taxes |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 430 | Taxes and Business Decisions |
ACC 511 | Accounting for Income Taxes |
ACC 430 | Taxes and Business Decisions |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 511 | Accounting for Income Taxes |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 430 | Taxes and Business Decisions |
ACC 430 | Taxes and Business Decisions |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 430 | Taxes and Business Decisions |
ACC 430 | Taxes and Business Decisions |
ACC 430 | Taxes and Business Decisions |