Bio
Leslie Robinson teaches financial accounting in the MBA and Business Bridge programs. She is among Poets and Quants' 40 best business school professors under the age of 40. Her research interests include the interaction of tax and accounting policy, and her expertise centers on the tax and accounting issues associated with multinational operations.
Current Research Topics
- Intersection of financial accounting and tax law;
- Financial accounting and tax law issues pertaining to multinational firms
- Tax policies for intellectual property
Professional Activities
Academic Positions
- Professor (with tenure), Tuck School of Business, 2019–present
- Associate Professor (with tenure), Tuck School of Business, 2014–19
- Visiting Scholar, University of Tübingen, Germany, 2019
- Visiting Scholar, University of Paderborn, Germany, 2019
- Visiting Scholar, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France, 2017–18
- Associate Professor, Tuck School of Business, 2010–14
- Assistant Professor, Tuck School of Business, 2006–10
- Visiting Scholar, Centre for Business Taxation, Said Business School, Oxford University, 2013, 2014
- Adjunct Professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC, 2001–03
Nonacademic Positions
- Litigation Consulting, U.S. Department of Justice, 2016–present
- Manager of Tax Research and Planning, Wachovia Bank, 2001–02
- Tax Consulting Senior, E&Y, 1999–2001
Editorial Positions
Ad hoc reviewer:
- Accounting Horizons
- Contemporary Accounting Research
- European Accounting Review
- International Journal of Accounting
- International Tax and Public Finance
- Journal of Accounting and Economics
- Journal of Accounting Research
- Journal of the American Taxation Association
- Journal of Economic Surveys
- Journal of Public Economics
- Management Science
- Review of Accounting Studies
- The Accounting Review
- FARS annual meetings
- AAA annual meetings
- CAR annual meetings
Awards
- Research grant ($15,000), International Tax Policy Forum, 2020
- Research grant ($15,000), International Tax Policy Forum, 2019
- Research grant ($15,000), International Tax Policy Forum, 2015
- Research grant ($120,000), Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2012
- Research grant ($10,000), Chicago Booth School of Business, 2011
- Research grant ($15,000), International Tax Policy Forum, 2010
- Research grant ($15,000), International Tax Policy Forum, 2009
- Research grant ($12,000), Chicago Booth School of Business, 2009
- Oustanding Manuscript Award, American Taxation Association, 2016
- Best Manuscript Award, Journal of the American Taxation Association, 2014
- Top 40 Business School Professors Under 40 List, Poets & Quants, 2011, 2014
- Special Sworn Employee, Bureau of Economic Analysis, status granted in 2007
- AICPA Candidate High Distinction Report – CPA Exam, 1999
- Merit Scholarship – MSA Degree, Wake Forest University, 1998
Working Papers
- With J. Blouin, "Double counting accounting: How much profit of multinational enterprises is really in tax havens?," 2020. Status: Revise and resubmit at Journal of Public Economics.
- With K. Markle, "Negotiated tax havens," 2021. Status: Under review.
- With H. Amberger, "The effect of U.S. tax reform on foreign acquisitions," 2021. Status: Under review.
- L. Robinson, "Income and non-income tax minimization: Complements or substitutes?" Status: Work in progress.
Selected Publications
- With S. Bradley and M. Ruf, "The impact of intellectual property box tax regimes on the M&A market," Journal of Accounting and Economics, forthcoming.
- With J. Blouin and L. Krull, "A Festschrift in Honor of Harry Grubert: Harry's Influence on the Research of Academic Accountants," National Tax Journal (March) Forum Section, 72 (1), 215–236, 2019
- With J. Hoopes and J. Slemrod, "Public Tax-Return Disclosure," Journal of Accounting and Economics, 66(1), 2018
- With J. Blouin and J. Seidman, "Conflicting Transfer Pricing Incentives and the Role of Coordination," Contemporary Account Research, 35(1), 2018
- With B. Stomberg and E. Towery, "One Size Does Not Fit All: How the Uniform Rules of FIN 48 Affect the Relevance of Income Tax Accounting," The Accounting Review, 91(4), 2016
- With S. Bradley and E. Dauchy, "Cross-Country Evidence on the Preliminary Effects of Patent Box Regimes on Patent Activity and Ownership," National Tax Journal, 68(4), 2015
- With J. Blouin, "Insights from Academic Participation in the FAF’s Initial PIR: The PIR of FIN 48," Accounting Horizons, 28(3), 2014
- With P. Stocken, "Location of Decision-Rights Within Multinational Firms," Journal of Accounting Research, 51(5), 2013
- With A. Schmidt, "Firm and Investor Responses to Uncertain Tax Benefit Disclosure Requirements," Journal of the American Taxation Association, 35(2), 2013
- With P. Lisowsky and A. Schmidt, "Do Publicly Disclosed Tax Reserves Tell Us about Privately Disclosed Tax Shelter Activity?" Journal of Accounting Research, 51(3), 2013
- With J. Blouin and L. Krull, "Is U.S. Multinational Dividend Repatriation Policy Influenced by Reporting Incentives?" The Accounting Review, 87(5), 2012
- With J. Slemrod, "Understanding Multidimensional Tax Systems," International Tax and Public Finance, 19(2), 2012
- With L. Mills and R. Sansing, "FIN 48 and Tax Compliance," The Accounting Review, 85(5), 2010
- "Do Firms Incur Costs to Avoid Reducing Pre-Tax Earnings? Evidence from the Accounting for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits," The Accounting Review, 85(2), 2010
- With R. Sansing, "The Effect of ‘Invisible’ Tax Preferences on Investment and Tax Preference Measures," Journal of Accounting and Economics, 46, 2008