Faculty/Staff

Tom Smith

Tom Smith

Associate Professor
tsmith46@usf.edu
Room: BSN 3503
Phone: (813) 974-6597

Tom Smith is the Grant Thornton Professor, teaching intermediate financial accounting and a PhD seminar in archival accounting. He was awarded the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy Advisory Council Outstanding Teaching Award in 2016 and in 2020, he was the recipient of the ±«Óãtv Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award.

His research appears in Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, The Journal of the American Taxation Association, Journal of Accounting, Auditing, & Finance, Journal of Information Systems, Accounting Horizons, Journal of Financial Research, and Advances in Accounting. His research interests include banking, auditing, cybersecurity and executive compensation.

Smith earned a PhD, MBA and bachelor's degree from Florida State University and is a licensed CPA. He previously taught at Florida Atlantic University, receiving the Professor of the Year Award in 2011.

Teaching

  • ACG 3113 – Intermediate Financial Accounting II
  • ACG 4123 – Intermediate Financial Accounting III 
  • ACG 7936 – Seminar in Archival Accounting Research 

Recent Research

  • Smith, T., A. Tadesse and N. Vincent. (2021). The impact of CIO characteristics on data breaches. International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 43: 100532

  • Huston, G. R., J. Huston, M. Mellon, and T. Smith (2021). What Does an Executive Stock Sale Tell the Market? Evidence from Sale Transactions Following Stock Option Exercises. Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance 36(3): 613-642.

  • Smith, T., G. R. Huston, and R. Morton. (2020). Accrual Management and the Decision to Sell or Hold the Shares Acquired from the Exercise of Employee Stock Options. Journal of Financial Reporting, 5(1): 115-134.

  • Murthy, U., T. Smith, J. Whitworth and Y. Zhang. (2020). The Effects of Information Systems Compatibility on Firm Performance Following Mergers and Acquisitions. Journal of Information Systems, 34(2): 211-233.

  • Smith, T., J. Higgs, and R. Pinsker. (2019). Do Auditors Price Breach Risk in their Fees? Journal of Information Systems, 33(2): 177-204.

SERVICE

  • Chair, Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

  • Member, Muma College of Business Undergraduate Policy Committee

  • Member, Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy Doctoral Program Committee