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Karen Davies

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Instructor in Accounting Department of Accounting and Finance

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Accounting

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karen.davies@usd.edu

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I am an Instructor of Accounting in the USD Beacom School of Business. I hold a BSBA, with a major in Accounting and an MPA from USD. Prior to coming to the USD Beacom School of Business, I spent 26 years as the Vice President/Chief Financial Officer at the USD Foundation. Prior to that I worked for RSM LLP as an auditor and Hawkeye Bancorporation (Des Moines, IA) as a staff accountant. I hold a CPA license and am active in the community using my accounting skills.

Not-for-Profit Accounting, Management Accounting, Governmental Accounting and Principles of Accounting.

Not-for-profit, governmental accounting, tax reform and teaching methodologies.

Master of Professional Accountancy, Accounting, University of South Dakota , 1989
BS, Accounting, University of South Dakota, 1984

CPA, South Dakota Board of Accountancy

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Davies, Karen, Davies, Thomas, and Carr, David. The Effect of Different Taxpayer Demographics on the Comparative Importance of a Tax System's Guiding Principles. Vol. 20, Iss. 5 Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2020.
Ragothaman, Srinivasan, Chang, Daniel, and Davies, Karen. A Data Analytic Approach to Predicting Firms that Corrected Prior Period Misstatements . Vol. 19, Iss. 2 Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2019.
Carr, David, Davies, Karen, and Davies, Thomas. The Comparative Importance of 10 Guiding Principles Relevant to Tax Legislation. Vol. 18, Iss. 8 Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2018.
Davies, Karen J.. In Management Accounting - An Integrated Approach - Chapter 10, 61 pages. Iss. 2nd Edition Verimillion: Institute of Management Accountants.

Black Hills Corporation Distinguished Professor, USD Beacom School of Business funded by Black Hills Corporation, 2023
Outstanding Educator, South Dakota CPA Society, 2021
FMA Outstanding Financial Executive, Beacom Finance Department, 2017
Outstanding Service Award, Beacom Accounting & Finance Division, 2016

Carr, David, Davies, Thomas, and Davies, Karen, Taxpayer Attitudes Towards 10 Guiding Principles of a Good Tax System: A Demographic Breakdown. Presented at the Midwestern Economics Association (COVID CANCELLED), Evanston, IL. (March 27, 2020)
Carr, David, Davies, Karen, and Davies, Thomas, Tax Legislation and Related Policy Considerations. Presented at the Midwestern Economics Association, Evanston, IL. (March 23, 2018)