The accounting faculty at the University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business were ranked second worldwide in publishing academic tax research over the past six years, according to ratings compiled at Brigham Young University.

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The BYU rankings are based on publications in 11 peer-reviewed accounting journals between 1990 and 2013. The rankings are broken down into categories including information systems, audit, financial, managerial and tax, and rankings in each category are compiled over the most recent six years, 12 years and all years.

The UO's tax accounting faculty ranks second over the past six years, third over the past 12 years and fourth for all years. A total of 241 colleges and universities from around the world are included in the rankings.

"Tax research may not be sexy, but it is very important at both the national and state levels that policy makers understand the impact of taxation on business decisions," said David Guenther, the Scharpf Professor of Accounting and head of the accounting department at Lundquist.

The UO Department of Accounting is one of just 170 accounting programs worldwide to be accredited as members of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The UO curriculum is designed for students preparing for careers in public, corporate or governmental accounting, or those interested in management careers with an emphasis on accounting.

- from the UO Office of Public Affairs Communication