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Lisa De Simone

Lisa Nicole De Simone
Assistant Professor, Accounting
LisaDe Simone
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Academic Area: 
Accounting

Research Statement

Professor Lisa De Simone's research is in the area of multinational corporations and corporate taxation. Her recent research focuses on the tax effects of financial accounting changes, multinational income shifting, the valuation of tax avoidance, and tax compliance as a strategic game.

Research Interests

  • Taxation
  • International taxation
  • Multinational corporations
  • Income shifting
  • Valuation
  • Tax compliance

Teaching Statement

Professor De Simone is teaching the second year business elective Taxes and Business Strategy. The objective of this course is to develop a framework for understanding how taxes affect business decisions. The key themes of the framework — all parties, all taxes and all costs — are applied to decision contexts such as investments, compensation, and organizational form. The goal of this course is to provide an approach to thinking about taxes that will be valuable across jurisdictions even as laws change.

Bio

Lisa De Simone joined the Stanford Graduate School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Accounting in July 2013. Professor De Simone’s research focuses on multinational corporations and corporate taxation. She earned a BA in Economics and German Studies from Stanford University in 2002, an MS in Accounting from the University of Missouri, Kansas City, in 2008, and a PhD in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin in 2013. Previous work experience includes economic consulting for Analysis Group in Menlo Park, California and transfer pricing consulting for Ernst & Young’s International Tax Practice in Kansas City, Missouri.

Academic Degrees

  • PhD in Accounting, University of Texas at Austin, 2013
  • MS in Accounting, University of Missouri Kansas City, 2008
  • BA in Economics and German Studies, Stanford University, 2002

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2013-present

Professional Experience

  • Transfer Pricing Manager, Ernst & Young, 2005-2009
  • Business Analyst, Applied Biosystems, 2004-2005
  • Senior Analyst, Analysis Group, 2002-2004

Awards and Honors

  • William W. and Ruth F. Cooper Continuing Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, 2012-2013
  • Accounting Doctoral Scholar, 2009-2013

Publications

Journal Articles

Distilling the reserve for uncertain tax positions: the revealing case of black liquor
Lisa De Simone, John R. Robinson, Bridget Stomberg. Review of Accounting Studies. March 2014, Vol. 19, Issue 1, Pages 456-472.
When are enhanced relationship tax compliance programs mutually beneficial?
Lisa De Simone, Richard Sansing, Jeri Seidman. The Accounting Review. 2013, Vol. 88, Issue 6, Pages 1971-1991.

Courses Taught

Degree Courses

2013-14

ACCT 533: Taxes and Business Strategy

The objective of this course is to develop a framework for understanding how taxes affect business decisions. The key themes of the framework - all parties, all taxes and all costs - are applied to decision contexts such as investments,...