Accounting & Information Assurance Department

Welcome to the Accounting and Information Assurance (AIA) Department at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

The AIA Department offers courses and programs leading to BS, MS and PhD degrees. In addition, the AIA Department plays a significant role in providing accounting and information assurance courses with the Smith School’s MBA program.

These programs are designed, and have proven, to provide the foundation for our graduates to reach the top echelons of careers in accounting, management, and academia. According to the most recent recruiters' survey by The Wall Street Journal, the Smith School’s undergraduate accounting major ranked No. 7 in the U.S.

Brief Description of the Accounting Field

Accounting and Information Assurance, in a limited sense, is the analysis, classification and recording of financial events, and the reporting of the results of such events for an organization. In a broader sense, accounting consists of all financial systems for planning, controlling and appraising the performance of an organization. Among its many facets, accounting includes financial planning, budgeting, accounting systems, financial management controls, financial analysis of performance, financial reporting, internal and external auditing, and taxation.

Smith's accounting curriculum provides an educational foundation for careers in accounting and other management areas, whether in private business organizations, government and nonprofit agencies, or public accounting firms.

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Smith School Awards 14 Faculty Grants for Innovative Research
Fourteen faculty teams at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business have been awarded three-year grants from the…
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New Program Offers Justice for Fraud Victims
For victims of financial fraud, the path to restitution is time-consuming and costly. But a new initiative from the University of Maryland’…
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Business Leaders’ ‘Enormous Role’ in Cybersecurity Compliance

Smith, School of Public Policy Deliver UMD’s 18th Forum on Financial Information Systems and Cybersecurity

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Insights & Research

How Thomson Reuters Impacts Street Earnings

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Student Loan Forgiveness in Limbo: What Borrowers Should Know

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Labor Market Competition Plays A Huge Role in Remote Work

Smith Researchers Find Peer Pressure Among Companies Determines Firms’ Work-From-Home Strategy

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Insuring Against Cyber Breaches

Smith’s Lawrence A. Gordon Helps Explain the Economics of Cyber Insurance for India’s PCQuest

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A Tax-Day Lowdown from Smith’s Sam Handwerger

UMD TerpTax Lead Sorts Through Extended Due Dates and Implications for IRS-Owing Filers

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Contact Us

Department Chair
Michael Kimbrough
Phone:  301-405-8522

Associate Chair
James McKinney
Phone: 301-405-2217

Department Coordinator
Michael Rogers
Phone: 301-405-4072
Fax: 301-314-9414

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