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    J. Kent Poff, Ph.D.

    J. Kent Poff

    Associate Professor - Accounting

    Phone678-717-3838

    Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5108, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: Tax

    Overview

    Dr. Kent Poff is an associate professor of accounting in the Mike Cottrell College of Business at the University of North Georgia. Prior to joining UNG in 1995, Dr. Poff served as an assistant professor at East Carolina University.

    Courses Taught

    ACCT 2101: Principles of Accounting I, ACCT 2102: Principles of Accounting II, ACCT 3350: Federal Income Taxation, ACCT 4350: Advanced Federal Income Taxation

    Education

    • Ph.D., Tax Accounting, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991
    • M.B.A., Tax Accounting, West Virginia College of Graduate Studies, 1979
    • B.S., Accounting, West Virginia Institute of Technology, 1975

    Research/Special Interests

    Mathematical economic analysis of tax issues, legal tax issues

    Publications

    Poff, K. (2015). The Effect of Increases in the Capital Gain and Dividend Tax on the Effective Tax Rate for Investments in Stock. Journal of Business and Economics, 6(6), 1157-1162. 

    Poff, K. (2015). The Trade-Off Between Social Security Taxes and Benefits on the Margin. The Southern Business and Economic Journal, 37(1), 126-145.

    Work Experience

    Owner
    J. Kent Poff Accounting, Tax and Business Consulting
    1995 - Present

    Assistant Professor
    East Carolina University
    1990 - 1995

    Teaching Assistant
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    1987 - 1990

    Teaching Assistant
    The Ohio State University
    1984 - 1987

    Assistant Professor
    Bluefield State College
    1979 - 1984

    Director of Fiscal Analysis
    West Virginia State Treasury
    1978 - 1979

    Assistant Director of Financial Affairs
    West Virginia College of Graduate Studies
    1976 - 1979

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