Dr. Nicholas Robinson
Bertrand P. Holley Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics, Associate Professor of Accountancy and Law Office: 3617 - Lumpkin HallPhone: 217-581-3026
Email: nrobinson@eiu.edu
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nyrllm/
My EIU Story
Faculty Led Study-Abroad Advisor 2019 - Present: Exploration of Italian Business, Technology, History, & Culture
2018 School of Business Outstanding Teaching Award recipient
Education & Training
University of Miami School of Law
Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation: Certificate in International Taxation
State University of New York at Buffalo Law School
Juris Doctor
Rochester Institute of Technology
Master of Business Administration in Accounting
The College of Wooster
Bachelor of Arts in History, with Honors
Conference Presentations
“Are Accounting’s Ethical Best Practices Stifling Legitimate Tax Controversies?,” Denver, Colorado, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (August 6, 2023).
“Tax Nexus: In-State Presence via Cookies and its Consequences,” San Diego, California, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (August 3, 2022).
“User Error: Regulatory Failures to Properly Address Technological Issues in Taxation and Business,” Virtual, Hurst Seminar, Academy of Legal Studies in Business (January, 2022).
“Interactive and Digital Tax Return Project,” Virtual, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (August 12, 2020).
“Tax Internship and Ethics: A Case,” San Francisco, California, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (August 10, 2019).
“Using LiveCycle to Create Interactive IRS Forms,” San Diego, California, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (August 6, 2017).
Publications
Jeff Ostrowski, Should You File Your Taxes With Online Software or Hire an Accountant?, MONEYGEEK (July 24, 2024) https://shorturl.at/lnMVD (contributed as an expert analyst in the article)
Brett Holzhauer, You Can Make Money by Paying Your Taxes With a Credit Card – Here’s How, MONEYGEEK (July 24, 2024) https://shorturl.at/Pvx8D (contributed as an expert analyst in the article)
User Error: Regulatory Failures to Properly Address Technological Issues in Business and Taxation, RICHMOND JOURNAL OF LAW AND TECHNOLOGY – 29 RICH. J.L. & TECH. 1 (2023).
Taxing the Legitimate Business of Social Media Marketing in The Age of Influence, Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law – Vol. 22 (2021)
Tax Internship and Ethics: A Case, Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting – Vol. 13 no. 1 (2021)
From Arcades to Online: Updating Copyright to Align With Video Game Streaming, North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology – Vol. 20 no. 2 (2018)
Patenting the Tax Code: Monopolizing Basic Tax Strategy, Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal – Vol. 5 no. 1 (2007)
Frequently Taught Courses
Data Driven Storytelling
Federal Taxation 1
Federal Taxation 2
Business Ethics
Business Law