Tripp Petzel
Associate Professor/Chair
Background
Tripp Petzel, Ph.D., is the KPMG Endowed Professor of Accountancy and the Chair of the Kramer School of Accountancy in the Boler College of Business. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Clemson University, a Master of Science degree in Accountancy from Wake Forest University, and a Ph.D. in Accounting & Information Systems from Virginia Tech.
Dr. Petzel joined the faculty at John Carroll University in 2017. He currently teaches Intermediate Accounting II, Advanced Financial Accounting, and Advanced Entity Taxation. In the past, he has taught Principles of Accounting and Intermediate Accounting I. He has won the Wasmer Outstanding Teacher of the Year twice (2020 and 2024) and the Boler College of Business Favorite Teacher Award twice (2019 and 2023). Prior to joining the faculty at JCU, Dr. Petzel taught similar courses at Wake Forest University and Virginia Tech. Dr. Petzel was awarded the MSA Teacher of the Year at Wake Forest University in 2013.
Dr. Petzel's research interests include taxes on the financial statements, tax policy and planning, and current events in taxation. His research has been published in journals such as Journal of Accountancy, The ATA Journal of Legal and Tax Research, Tax Notes, and Advances in Accounting Education.
Dr. Petzel engages in consulting on various accounting topics including corporate investment banking training for Wells Fargo. Prior to academia, Dr. Petzel worked in the Financial Services Office (FSO) tax practice at EY in Charlotte, NC.
Outside of academia, Dr. Petzel enjoys golf, cooking, traveling, and sports (particularly Philadelphia teams and Clemson teams).
Areas of Expertise
- Taxes on the Financial Statements
- Tax Policy and Planning
- Capital Markets
Research Interests
Dr. Petzel's research interests include taxes on the financial statements, tax policy and planning, and current events in taxation. His research has been published in journals such as Journal of Accountancy, The ATA Journal of Legal and Tax Research, Tax Notes, and Advances in Accounting Education.
Education
Ph.D., Accounting and Information Systems, Virginia Tech
MSA, Accountancy, Wake Forest University
BS, Accounting, Clemson University
Courses Taught
- Intermediate Accounting II (AC 3304)
- Advanced Financial Accounting I (AC 4488)
- Advanced Entity Taxation (AC 4422)
Publications
“The Importance of Accounting Program Student Trips” with M. Sheldon (John Carroll University)
- Journal of Accountancy (June 14, 2023)
“Leveraging the Ignatian Pedagogy Paradigm to Emphasize Professional Judgment in Accounting Education” with A. Choi and A. Nagy (John Carroll University)
- Advances in Accounting Education (Vol. 26)
“The Post-TCJA Underwithholding Trap.” with D. A. Salbador (University of New Orleans)
- Tax Notes (January 4, 2021)
“Permanently Reinvested Earnings and the Perception of Credit Risk.” (Sole Authored – based on dissertation)
- Tax Notes (February 24, 2020)
“Tax Reform and the Individual Taxpayer: A Case Study of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017” with J. Garcia (John Carroll University)
- Journal of Business Cases and Applications (Vol. 24, pp. 1-21)
“Evidence of How the Interaction of Tax Law and Accounting Standards Affects Corporate Financing Decisions” with D. A. Salbador (University of New Orleans/Virginia Tech)
- Tax Notes (October 8, 2018)
“The Constitutionality of Uncompensated Code Section 179D(d)(4) Allocations by State, Local and Municipal Government Building Owners” with E. Douthett (George Mason University) and J. Duchac (Wake Forest University)
- The ATA Journal of Legal and Tax Research (Vol. 16, No. 1)
- Cited by New York Times on May 25, 2018 in article titled “Tax Break, or Kickback? Energy Benefit Becomes a Lightning Rod”
