Faculty Profiles

Ford, Allen

Prof. & Larry D. Horner/KPMG Distinguished Teaching Prof. of Professional Acct.


315-C Summerfield Hall
University of Kansas, School of Business
1300 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045-7585

P: (785) 864-7523
aford@ku.edu

Education PhD University of Arkansas Masters University of Arkansas Bachelors Centenary College
Academic Areas Accounting and Information Systems
Interests Taxation: individual, corporate, partnership, S corporation, gift and estate tax Tax incentives for economic development Tax policy
Current Activities Active in professional organizations such as the American Taxation Association and the American Accounting Association.
Selected Publications "Casualty Losses: Reimbursement Claims and Implications for Deductibility," Taxes, May 1985. With John R. Robinson. Prentice Hall’s Federal Taxation, since 1989. Co-author. "A Test of the Accuracy of State Tax Valuation Models for Depreciable Assets," Journal of the American Taxation Association, 12:1 (Fall 1990). With Paul Wertheim and Maurice Joy. "The Effect of Gift Tax on Basis of Donated Property," Tax Notes, 71:1 (Fall 1990). With Margaret Reed.