Faculty and Staff

Kay Tatum
Associate Professor, Accounting
(305) 284-6903
Office: Kosar-Epstein 301
ktatum@miami.edu
Research Interests
- US and international auditing standards
- Audit committees and corporate governance
Selected Publications
- Prepared "Analysis of International Standards on Auditing," published in the AICPA Professional Standards
- "Audit Committee Responsibility for Internal Control," The Corporate Board (coauthor with Burke and Guy)
- "The New Standard on Predecessor-Successor Communications," The CPA Journal (coauthor with Munter)
- "Applying SAS No. 55 in Audits of Small Businesses," Journal of Accountancy (coauthor with Monk). Reprinted in Implementing the Expectation Gap Auditing Standards, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Teaching & Professional Experience
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Member, International Auditing Standards Subcommittee, American Institute of CPAs
- Chair, Auditing Standards Committee, American Accounting Association
- Interim Chairman, Department of Accounting, University of Miami
- Senior Accountant, Audit Department, Mason, Nickels & Warner, CPAs
Degrees
- Ph.D., M.S., B.B.A., Texas Tech University
Specialties
- Auditing
- Financial accounting
- Audit committees
