James W. Deitrick is a professor and KPMG Centennial Fellow in Accounting in the Department of Accounting at the McCombs School of Business. Jim Deitrick received his B.S. from Grove City College, his M.S. from Kent State University, and his D.B.A. from the University of Tennessee. His research and teaching interests include financial accounting, accounting education, and financial statement analysis.

Stuart Singer is a lecturer in the Department of Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin. He received his BA from Dartmouth College and his JD from Columbia University. His recent publications have covered topics like deferred compensation for executives under Section 409A and federal tax compliance and procedures for international transactions.