CONTACT

PHONE: 801.626.6492

EMAIL: darciecostello@weber.edu

OFFICE: WB 251

ABOUT

Darcie Costello joined the faculty of Weber State University in 2016. She is an associate professor and chair of the School of Accounting & Taxation in the Goddard School of Business & Economics. She previously taught at Quinnipiac University.

Costello earned a Ph.D. in accounting in 2014 from Washington State University. She earned her Master of Taxation degree from the University of Denver and her bachelor's degree from Xavier University. She teaches cost accounting and various courses in the MTAX program.

Costello’s primary research interests involve decision making processes of taxpayers. She is also interested in pedagogical research related to tax education, and is involved with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at Weber State.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Accounting - Washington State University, 2014 

MTax, Master of Taxation - University of Denver, 2002

BSBA, Accounting - Xavier University, 2001

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

1. Costello, D. M. and D. L. Sanders. 2016. What is Economic Income for Corporate Taxation?. The ATA Journal of Legal Tax Research. 14(2): 26-45. 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Costello, D. M. and D. L. Sanders. “A Model of Taxpayers’ Multi-Dimensional Equity Judgments and Tax Compliance,” presented at The Behavioral Tax Symposium, George Mason University, June 2015. 
2. Costello, D. M. and D. L. Sanders. “An Experimental Examination of the Multi-Dimensional Nature of Taxpayers’ Equity Judgments,” presented at The Accounting Behavior and Organizations Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 2014. 
3. Costello, D. M. “The Impact of System Justification on Taxpayer Compliance, A Proposal,” presented at The Behavioral Tax Symposium, George Mason University, June 2012.