Margot Howard

Margot Howard is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. She specializes in tax policy’s impact on investment, financing, and reporting decisions, and teaches in the Undergraduate Business Program and Master of Accounting Program. Her expertise spans accounting, investments, strategy, and tax-related issues. Prior to academia, she worked in tax consulting at a major public accounting firm.

Education:

• PhD in Accounting, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
• MAcc (Master of Accounting), University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
• BBA, University of Notre Dame

Her research investigates tax policy implications for business decisions and has been published in journals like the Journal of the American Taxation Association and Journal of Portfolio Management. She is a recipient of teaching-related awards, including the Best Case Award in the Carl Menconi Ethics Case Writing Competition.

While no specific grants or labs are mentioned, her work emphasizes practical applications of tax strategy in business contexts.