Denis Lima e Alves

Denis Lima e Alves is a Lecturer in Accounting at the Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia. He holds a PhD from the University of São Paulo (2018), specializing in Brazilian thin capitalization and multinational capital structures. His academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Germination of Dalbergia miscolobium (2003) and multiple degrees in Accounting and Sustainability from the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia.

His research focuses on taxation, corporate finance, and regulatory compliance, with a particular interest in transfer pricing, XBRL reporting standards, and dividend policies. Recent work explores the effects of regulatory amendments on corporate reporting complexity and pandemic-driven adjustments in corporate financial strategies. He has been recognized with the Best Paper in the Tax Section award at the 24th International Conference on Accounting (2024).

• Current projects include SeqCarbon, an internally funded initiative on carbon-related accounting practices.
• Active in professional networks such as the European Accounting Association and the British Accounting and Finance Association.
• Recent invited talks include discussions on sustainability in farming at the Royal Norfolk Show (2025).

His advisory and editorial activities include peer review for The British Accounting Review and contributions to academic conferences.