Mandi Alt

Mandi Alt is a Senior Lecturer of Accountancy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a focus on taxation education. She has held positions since 2018 and is based in the Business Instructional Facility in Champaign, IL. Her career spans academic instruction and professional tax experience, including roles as Agri-Accounting Specialist and Senior Manager - Tax at Martin Hood LLC.

• B.S., Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998

Teaching Interests: Taxation, including practical training through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and advanced federal tax analysis. Current courses: Tax in Action - VITA (ACCY 449), Advanced Income Tax Problems (ACCY 451), and Federal Taxation (ACCY 505).

Grants & Awards: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (IRS, 2021–2023), Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award (2023), Dean's Impact Award (2021), and Anita Feller Memorial Award (2020–2021).