Dr. Nicholas Robinson
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Dr. Nicholas Robinson

Bertrand P. Holley Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics, Associate Professor of Accountancy and Law Office: 3617 - Lumpkin Hall
Phone: 217-581-3026
Email: nrobinson@eiu.edu
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nyrllm/

My EIU Story

Faculty Led Study-Abroad Advisor 2019 - Present: Exploration of Italian Business, Technology, History, & Culture 

2018 School of Business Outstanding Teaching Award recipient 

Education & Training

University of Miami School of Law                                                                  
Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation: Certificate in International Taxation

State University of New York at Buffalo Law School                                       
Juris Doctor

Rochester Institute of Technology                                                                     
Master of Business Administration in Accounting

The College of Wooster                                                                                                   
Bachelor of Arts in History, with Honors

Conference Presentations

“Are Accounting’s Ethical Best Practices Stifling Legitimate Tax Controversies?,” Denver, Colorado, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (August 6, 2023).

“Tax Nexus: In-State Presence via Cookies and its Consequences,” San Diego, California, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (August 3, 2022).

“User Error: Regulatory Failures to Properly Address Technological Issues in Taxation and Business,” Virtual, Hurst Seminar, Academy of Legal Studies in Business (January, 2022).

“Interactive and Digital Tax Return Project,” Virtual, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (August 12, 2020).

“Tax Internship and Ethics: A Case,” San Francisco, California, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (August 10, 2019).

“Using LiveCycle to Create Interactive IRS Forms,” San Diego, California, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (August 6, 2017).   

Publications

Jeff Ostrowski, Should You File Your Taxes With Online Software or Hire an Accountant?, MONEYGEEK (July 24, 2024) https://shorturl.at/lnMVD (contributed as an expert analyst in the article)

Brett Holzhauer, You Can Make Money by Paying Your Taxes With a Credit Card – Here’s How, MONEYGEEK (July 24, 2024) https://shorturl.at/Pvx8D (contributed as an expert analyst in the article)

User Error: Regulatory Failures to Properly Address Technological Issues in Business and Taxation, RICHMOND JOURNAL OF LAW AND TECHNOLOGY – 29 RICH. J.L. & TECH. 1 (2023).

Taxing the Legitimate Business of Social Media Marketing in The Age of Influence, Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law – Vol. 22 (2021) 

Tax Internship and Ethics: A Case, Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting – Vol. 13 no. 1 (2021)

From Arcades to Online: Updating Copyright to Align With Video Game Streaming, North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology – Vol. 20 no. 2 (2018)

Patenting the Tax Code: Monopolizing Basic Tax Strategy, Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal – Vol. 5 no. 1 (2007)

Frequently Taught Courses

Data Driven Storytelling

Federal Taxation 1

Federal Taxation 2

Business Ethics

Business Law