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College of Business

Yi Ren

Professor
Accounting
Office
SFHB State Farm Hall of Business 343
Office Phone
(309) 438-7505office
phone
Email
yren3@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
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Current Courses

ACC 334.001 Advanced Tax

ACC 334.002 Advanced Tax

ACC 444.001 Advanced Tax

ACC 444.002 Advanced Tax

ACC 233.004 Federal Income Taxation

PhD Accounting

Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL

The Caterpillar Faculty Accounting Award

Caterpillar Inc.
2018

Zarcone Accounting Faculty Scholars 2017

Donna and Phil Zarcone Family
2017

AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow

American Accounting Association
2009

PwC INQuires research proposal award

PricewaterhouseCoopers
2009

Journal Article

Ren, Y. Restructuring Cost and Its Prediction Analysis. Corporate Accounting & Finance 35.1 (2023): 218-227.
Trimble, M., Ren, Y., & Sankara, J. Hindsight is 20/20: An Investigation into the Causes and Impact of the Wirecard Collapse. Today's CPA March/April (2022): 25-30.
Ren, Y., & Hsieh, C. Unrecognized tax benefit and its impact on firms’ financial activities: A longitudinal analysis. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcaf.22506 (EDs). The Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance (2021)
Ren, Y., Sankara, J., & Trimble, M. The Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's Repatriation Tax on Financial Statements. The CPA Journal (2020)
Ren, Y. A New Approach in Event Studies: Time Varied Analysis. Accounting and Finance Research 8.3 (2019): 176-186.
Ren, Y., & Patten, D. The Impact of Governmental Pressure on Corporate Corruption Spending: Evidence from China. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal 39.2 (2019): 124-136.
Patten, D., Ren, Y., & Zhao, N. Standalone Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: An Exploratory Analysis of its Relation to Legitimation. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal 35.1 (2015): 17-31.
Ren, Y. Increased Inefficiency in Alternative Minimum Tax and a Potential Remedy. Today's CPA (2015)
Ren, Y. Market Interaction Analysis: The Role of Time Difference. Journal of Accounting and Finance 14.1 (2014)
Ren, Y. Assessing the Marriage Penalty in 2013: Negative Incentives Remain in Place for High-Income Couples. CPA Journal (2013)
Ren, Y. Implications of 2013 Fiscal Cliff Deal: Tax Hikes on Investment Income. CPA Journal (2013)
Carpenter, B., Boyle, D., & Ren, Y. The Impending Demise of LIFO: History, Threats, Implications, and Potential Remedies. Journal Of Applied Business Research 28.4 (2012)
Ren, Y. The Pitfalls of the Inclusion of Multiple Dummy Variables in a Regression. Review Of Business Information Systems 16.4 (2012)

Presentations

College and University Reporting on Sustainability Efforts: U.S. Evidence. CSEAR North American Congress. (2018)
The Impact of Governmental Pressure on Corporate Corruption Spending: Evidence from China. American Accounting Association - Public Interest Section. (2018)
CSR Disclosure in China: An Analysis of Stand-alone Reporting. CSEAR North American Congress. (2014)
How Pay Caps Affect S&P500 CEO Compensation. AAA. (2011)