Prof. Olatunde Julius Otusanya

Olatunde Julius OTUSANYA, PhD is a Professor of Accounting and Taxation, the current Head of Department of Accounting and former Coordinator, MBA Programme at the University of Lagos. He obtained his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Accounting from University of Lagos and University of Essex, UK respectively. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (FCTI) and Member of Nigerian Institute of Management, Chartered (MNIM) and Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (ACS). He is a member of the Indirect Tax Faculty, of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and member of the Strategy and Performance Tracking Committee, of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Julius, served as Tax Appeal Commissioner at the Tax Appeal Tribunal – South-South Zone, Nigeria (2018-2024). Julius facilitates on the University of Lagos Business as the team lead for Corporate Financial Reporting, Global Accounting and Taxation, CITN Tax Academy Executive Courses. He has supervised a number of PhDs and examined several PhD theses. He is a reviewer for both local and international journals which include African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal (AMTJ), Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Journal of Accountancy, Business and the Public Interest, Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economy, Sustainability Accounting, Management & Policy Journal, and International Journal of Contemporary Accounting Issues (IJCAI). He has published several articles and Monographs. Julius’s research focuses on critical accounting areas of taxation and tax management issues, financial crime, and accountability, role of professionals, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance and ethics. His research utilises sociological and political economy theories to explore accounting and accountability issues in understanding the role of multinational companies, the professionals, the political elites and offshore financial centers in unethical practices with particularly emphasis on tax evasion, tax avoidance, corruption and financial crime which undermines the socio-political economy development in developing countries. He has to his credit two monographs on taxation and financial accounting. He also has a several articles in books of readings and in local and international journals. He has received several research grants and awards.