Accounting Professor Emeritus E-mail: jrobison@calpoly.edu Phone: (805) 756-2931

Course Materials

• See website

Education

• Professor of Accounting, Ph.D., University of Arizona 1982
• MBA, UCLA, 1971
• BA, Whittier College, 1968

Teaching Specialization
Taxation

Additional College/University Experience
University of North Texas, University of Arizona, Whittier College

Research Interests and Experience
Various Tax Topics, especially independent contractor Vs. Employee and Subchapter S Corporations

Professional Organizations and Positions held
Central Coast Chapter of CPAs, President 1992 - 1993, Chair of Tax Committee (1986-present), Board Member; California Society of CPAs, Board of Directors 1991 - 1993, Committee on Taxation (1986-present); American Accounting Association, Relations with Treasury Department Committee

Business, Industrial, Government Experience
IRS, Consultant and Faculty Intern; CPA Firms

Consulting Experience
IRS Independent Contractor Issue, CPA Firms, Consulting on various tax issues

Community Service
Treasurer, Friday Night Live; Treasurer, South Bay Soccer Association 

Honors
Distinguished Teacher of Year Award, College of Business 1986, 1989, 1992, 1995; Cal Poly Ernst & Young Outstanding Accounting Educator 1997