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 Intrest

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.

List of Publications
Baloria VP, Klassen KJ. Supporting tax policy change through accounting discretion: Evidence from the 2012 elections.
Klassen KJ, Lisowsky P, Mescall D. Transfer pricing: Strategies, practices, and tax minimization. Contemporary Accounting Research. 2017 Mar 1;34(1):455-93.
De Simone L, Klassen KJ, Seidman JK. Unprofitable affiliates and income shifting behavior. The Accounting Review. 2016 Aug;92(3):113-36.
Baloria VP, Klassen KJ. Supporting tax policy change through accounting discretion: Evidence from the 2012 elections.

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