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SIMMONS Richard Stanley

Assistant Professor

BA (Exeter); MSc, DIC , PhD (London); FCA;  FCPA; ATIHK.

Department of Accountancy

Phone: (852) 2616-8175

Email: simmons@ln.edu.hk

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Research Interests:

  • Hong Kong Taxation
  • International Taxation
  • Accounting Ethics

Major Teaching Interests:

  • Hong Kong Taxation
  • International Taxation
  • Accounting Ethics
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Recent Refereed Journal Publications:

"What Future for the Corporate Tax in the New Century?", eJournal of Taxation Research, Vol.5, No.1, July 2007, pp 40-58.

"Does Recent Empirical Evidence Support the Existence of International Corporate Tax Competition?" The Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Vol.15, Iss.1, March 2006, pp 16-31.

ˇ§An Empirical Study of the Impact of Corporate Taxation on Foreign Direct Investment: A Comprehensive Tax Attractiveness Index Approachˇ¨,  The Journal of International Accounting, Auditing, and Taxation, Vol. 12, Issue 2, October 2003, pp 105-120.

ˇ§Corporate Taxation and the Investment Location Decisions of Multinational Corporationsˇ¨, republished in Taxation: Critical Perspectives on the World Economy, edited by Simon James, published by Routledge, June 2002.

Current Research:

"Tax Reform and Democratic Reform in Hong Kong: What do the People Think?"

"Social Responsibility, Ethics and Tax Avoidance: A Study of Hong Kong Tax Professionals"

"Ethical Climate and Professionalism: A Study of Tax Professionals in the People's Republic of China"

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