Preparing for a Tax Audit

Instructor bio

Stephanie Morris has twenty years of experience teaching financial, managerial, governmental/not for profit, and tax accounting as a Senior Lecturer of Accounting. In 2016 and 2024, she was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award. She was also selected as a member of the 2024 All-Southern Conference Faculty Team. She serves as the faculty advisor for Beta Alpha Psi. Stephanie is a Certified Public Accountant and works as a Subject Matter Expert in the area of taxation for Becker Education. Stephanie earned a Master of Accountancy with a focus in taxation from the University of Georgia and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Mercer University, both summa cum laude. She is a member of the Georgia Society of CPAs. In the community, Stephanie serves on the board of the Georgia Industrial Children’s Home Foundation.

Instructor bio

Education

• Pace University: Bachelor's of Business Administration, Public Accounting
• Manhattan College: MBA, Finance
• Florida Atlantic University: PhD, Public Administration (tax policy)

Teaching & Instruction

• Florida Atlantic University 
• Becker
  • Overview of the Business Valuation Profession and Current Events
  • Business Valuation: Valuing Intangibles, Part 1
  • Business Valuation: Valuing Intangibles, Part 2
  • Business Valuation: Introduction to Fair Value Measurement, Part 1

Organizations

• Florida Institute of CPAs
• AICPA
• International Society of Business Appraisers

Publications

• The Neverending Valuation Debate (page 24), Florida CPA Today
• Tax Fraud and Bankruptcy Dischargeability, The Tax Adviser

What do you love about Becker?

"I enjoy the ability to produce quality work, [and] the personnel is very pleasant."

What would you tell an accounting student today? 

"The field is great. You want to be a CPA, go to Becker." 

Becker fun facts

• "I truly enjoy going to Disney with my family."
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