Faculty Profile

Samuel TAN

Full-time Faculty

Assistant Professor of Accounting (Education)

School of Accountancy SOA

Samuel Tan joined the faculty of the School of Accountancy in 2018. He previously received a double degree in Accounting and Economics from SMU in 2011, a master’s degree in Statistics from NUS in 2013, and an MS and a PhD in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley in 2015 and 2018 respectively.

Samuel teaches Financial Accounting and Financial Reporting and Analysis at the undergraduate level, and co-teaches Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study at the postgraduate level. Among other teaching awards, he was the School of Accountancy’s Most Outstanding Teacher in 2024.

Samuel’s research focuses on interdisciplinary issues in financial accounting, including the relationship between financial reporting and legal and regulatory issues, and the relationship between organizations and social issues. His work has been published in or is forthcoming at The Accounting Review, the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, and the Review of Accounting Studies.

Education

PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 2018
MS, University of California, Berkeley, 2015
MSc, National University of Singapore, 2013
BAcc, Singapore Management University, 2011
BSc, Singapore Management University, 2011

Research Interests

Lawyers, law firms, and financial reporting
Legal and regulatory issues and accounting
Organisations and social issues

Teaching Interests

Financial Accounting
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study

Selected Recognition and Awards

SMU Teaching Excellence Award Nominee, 2024
SOA Most Outstanding Teacher, 2024
SOA Dean’s List for Teaching Excellence, 2019-2024
SMU and SOA Most Promising Teacher, 2020
SMU Della Suantio Fellowship, 2020