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David J. Roberts
Associate Professor
School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems (MIS)
1 E. Jackson Blvd.
DePaul Center 6024
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 362-8388
droberts@depaul.edu

Academic Degrees


J.D. DePaul University, Chicago, IL, Law, 1982
M.B.A. DePaul University, Chicago, IL, Finance, 1982
M.S.T. DePaul University, Chicago, IL, Taxation, 1977
B.S. Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL, Accounting, 1973

Academic Experience


Associate Professor (most recent), DePaul University (1977 - Now).

Professional Interests

Research: tax policyTeaching: taxation, tax policy, CPA preparation

Selected Publications

Article

Roberts, D. (2007). Tax Cuts and the Mortgage Debacle. Tax Notes, 116 (10), 889-890.
Roberts, D. (2007). Some Questions About Those Increased Tax Revenues. Tax Notes, 114 (3), 343-347.
Roberts, D. (2006). The Strategy of Building Support for AMT Repeal. Accounting Today, 20 (5), 6-7.
Roberts, D. (2005). Paying Twice for Personal Accounts. Tax Notes, 109 (2), 255-256.
Roberts, D. (2005). Tax Cuts with too Few Jobs and too Many Dangerous Side Effects. Tax Notes, 106 (3), 1588-1589.

Non-Academic Experience

Assistant Tax Manager, Tribune Company (1977 - 1977).
Tax Accountant, Interstate United Corporation (1974 - 1975).
Revenue Agent, Internal Revenue Service (1973 - 1974).

Selected Professional and Community Service

Editorial in a newspaper

2006: The Providence Journal, Feb. 21, When government is the problem--the troubling case for dividends and capital-gains tax cuts
2006: Chicago Sun-Times, Sunday Feb. 19, Fix, don't eliminate alternative minimum tax
2005: The Providence Journal, March 10 (Also appeared in several other newspapers), Ridiculous Medicare drug plan
2005: South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Jan. 3, Huge returns needed to make up for cutback
2005: Philadelphia Daily News, Jan. 10, Social Security's phony 'crisis'