Michael Donohoe
Education
Ph.D., accounting, University of Florida; M.Acc., taxation, University of North Florida
Summary of Experience
Professor Donohoe’s research focuses on corporate taxation and financial reporting, with particular emphasis on complex financial arrangements. He examines how these arrangements influence corporate tax avoidance and risk management, as well as the broader economic impacts of regulatory efforts targeting such practices. He has broad business and individual tax experience from his early career in public accounting with PwC and another large firm. Professor Donohoe has published numerous studies in journals such as the Journal of Accounting Research, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, and the National Tax Journal, a research publication for all disciplines working in the tax policy arena. He is also a past editor of The Accounting Review. Professor Donohoe has earned numerous accolades for his teaching, including being named a Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professor by Poets&Quants, receiving the Outstanding Educator Award from the Illinois CPA Society, and earning the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since 2019, Professor Donohoe has been an appointed director and board-designated financial expert for Farm Credit Illinois, a $7 billion agricultural co-op that provides credit and financial services. Professor Donohoe is a certified public accountant and is certified in financial forensics.