prof. dr. Leo van der Tas RA

Bio

Hi, my name is Leo van der Tas. I am part-time full professor in the area of corporate reporting, specialising in the international aspects of companies' reporting on their financial and other performance. I have been with Tilburg University since 2010. My other day job is with one of the Big Four audit firms where I am technical partner and Global IFRS Leader. I liaise with the business community, users, regulators and standards setters to help improve the corporate reporting infrastructure.

I am particularly interested in the international dimensions of corporate reporting, trying to understand behaviour as well as furthering society by improving transparency and functioning of capital and other markets.

I like to teach and help students and colleagues by providing input from a business perspective.

At the moment I am performing research on the impact of recent major events, in particular Brexit and Covid-19 on the transparency of financial reporting by European listed compan

Expertise

In my other day job I am technical partner and Global IFRS Leader with one of the Big Four audit firms.

I have been a member of the advisory bodies of the Dutch securities regulator Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) as well as the Corporate Reporting Standing Committee of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

I have been a member of the Advisory Council as well as the Interpretations Committee of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

I worked at the European Commission in the area of the harmonisation of financial reporting in the European Union.

Teaching

I like to teach. Currently I am teaching the course Advanced Financial Accounting in the Master Accountancy as well as part of the course Business Taxation and Decision Making Processes. 

Courses

• Advanced Financial Accounting
• FR&FRL EPMA
• FR&FRL PMAE
• FR&FRL PMA

Collaboration

For you as students it is important to not only absorb knowledge, but also try to understand why things are the way they are. In particular get a better understanding of how to learn and adapt to a continuously changing environment. I hope to help you with this by leveraging experience I gained in the business, academic and regulatory world.

Recent publications

1. Impact of war in Ukraine on annual reports of European listed compani…

   van der Tas, L., Boeijink, M., & Meirkulov, K. (2023). Impact of war in Ukraine on annual reports of European listed companies. Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, 97(9/10), 227-239.

2. Navigating sustainability standards: the quest for interoperability a…

   van der Tas, L. (2023). Navigating sustainability standards: the quest for interoperability and global endorsement. accountability in a sustainable world quarterly, 2(1), 43-48.

3. Effects of climate change on financial statements of entities listed …

   van der Tas, L., Aggarwal, Y., & Maksimovic, D. (2022). Effects of climate change on financial statements of entities listed in the Netherlands. Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, 96(11/12), 391-404.

4. Effecten coronapandemie op de jaarverslaggeving 2020 van beursfondsen…

   van Beest, F., van der Kuij-Groenberg, K., van der Tas, L., & Vergoossen, R. G. A. (2021). Effecten coronapandemie op de jaarverslaggeving 2020 van beursfondsen in Nederland. Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, 95(11/12), 357-368.

5. Effecten van IFRS 16 Leases op informatie in de jaarrekening

   van der Tas, L., Backhuijs, J. B., & van Oosterbosch, R. (2020). Effecten van IFRS 16 Leases op informatie in de jaarrekening. Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, 94(11/12), 447-460.