Ken Klassen
Professor
Accounting and Finance
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Prof/Dr Ken Klassen completed his PhD in Accounting in Stanford University. Currently he is working as Professor in Waterloo University. He has successfully completed his/her Administrative responsibilities as Director for taxation. His research has included “Transfer pricing: Strategies, practices and tax minimization,” Contemporary Accounting Research, 34(1): 455-493. Based on this research and fellowship training he has received several awards and honors, such as .He /she is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals like Editor, Contemporary Accounting Research, 2017-2020 & expert Reviewers for journals like Editor, Journal of the American Taxation Association, 2014-2017, Associate Editor, Contemporary Accounting Research, 2002 - 2010. He have authored "Are U.S. multinational corporations becoming more aggressive income shifters?" Journal of Accounting Research, v 50(5): 1245-1285 research articles/books. He/she is a member of American Taxation Association: various.
Research Interest
My research develops a fuller understanding of the extent to which taxes affect corporate decision making. Through analysis of corporate data, I examine settings in which behaviour may have been predictably altered in response to tax environments. My current area of particular interest is the role of taxes in international operations.
Publications
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Baloria VP, Klassen KJ. Supporting tax policy change through accounting discretion: Evidence from the 2012 elections.
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Klassen KJ, Lisowsky P, Mescall D. Transfer pricing: Strategies, practices, and tax minimization. Contemporary Accounting Research. 2017 Mar 1;34(1):455-93.
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De Simone L, Klassen KJ, Seidman JK. Unprofitable affiliates and income shifting behavior. The Accounting Review. 2016 Aug;92(3):113-36.
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Baloria VP, Klassen KJ. Supporting tax policy change through accounting discretion: Evidence from the 2012 elections.
