Accounting department

AUT Business School's Accounting department staff are active researchers and internationally recognised scholars. Ranked in the top 250 in the world, the department conducts world-class research on fundamental issues of accounting that affect the business community and regulatory authorities.

We actively involve students in our research and welcome students to contact staff members to find a suitable master's or PhD research topic related to accounting.

Undergraduate study in accounting will give you a solid grounding in this area.

The accounting department offers postgraduate degrees that focus on financial accounting, management accounting and accounting information systems:

Research in accounting

From accounting for social impact to managerial accounting and taxation, our vibrant and diverse community of active and internationally recognised researchers is involved in a wide range of accounting research that is internationally recognised and widely cited.

OUR RESEARCH

Use real-time data in our trading room

Get hands-on experience by using the same technology as global finance professionals. Our trading room houses real-time databases – helping our accounting and finance students better understand economic events and the factors that affect them.

Trading room at AUT Business School

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Second year Business student, Aloma Moore.
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Second year Business student, Aloma Moore.
Scholarship boost for accounting student
04 Nov, 2024
An industry scholarship has provided a motivational boost for AUT accountancy student Aloma Moore.
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Why aren’t Australian churches taxed?
06 May, 2024
Should churches be offered an uncapped exemption from income tax when there are questions about how appropriately their profits are used?
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Accounting degree adds to career choices
24 May, 2023
A recent event hosted by AUT Business School brought together students, parents, and professionals to discuss the value of an Accounting degree.
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Low-pay jobs: dead end or steppingstone?
01 May, 2023
New AUT research explores whether low-wage workers can easily transition to better-paying opportunities.
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The power of emotion in tweets
09 Dec, 2022
Crocodile tweets or genuine empathy? New AUT research examines the authenticity of emotive tweets made by Kiwi companies during the global pandemic.

Contact the Accounting department

Contact us by email:

accounting@aut.ac.nz

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