University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Dr. Watts is an Associate Professor of Accounting

Contact Information

Email	mmwatts@ualr.edu
Office Phone	(501) 569-8890
Office Fax	(501) 683-7021
Location	RBUS 220

Education

• BBA University of Michigan
• MBA University of Michigan
• JD University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Courses

• ACCT 3321 Federal Taxation 1
• ACCT 4322 Federal Taxation 2
• ACCT 3381 Advanced Business Law

Professional Memberships

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Tax Section
• Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Federal and State Taxation Committee
• Federal Tax Institute Committee
• Central Arkansas Chapter of Arkansas Society of CPAs
• American Accounting Association
• American Tax Association
• Public Interest Accounting Section
• American Bar Association

Taxation Organizations

• Committee on Teaching of Taxation
• Committee on Low-Income Taxpayer Problems
• Arkansas Bar Association

Recent Publications

• “Guidance on HOPE Scholarship Needed (and Overdue)”, Tax Notes, August 24, 1998.
• “Fringe Benefits and Lower Payroll Taxes” (Taxes column), Management
  Accounting, Volume LXXVIII, No. 4 (October, 1996).
• “How Typical Is the Tax Foundation’s ‘Typical Family’?”, Tax Notes, Volume
  66, Number 8 (February 20, 1995).

Research Interests