Maryse Mayer, Université Laval

Research

in-house tax function tax avoidance tax governance tax risk management Canadian tax professionals large taxpayers strategic decision-making interviews

Latest funding

Écofiscalité municipale : perspective du terrain
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$87,273
In-house tax experts' role in corporate tax decision-making: Evidence from the field
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$45,378

All 2 grants and awards

Écofiscalité municipale : perspective du terrain

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Latulippe, Lyne

$87,273

In-house tax experts' role in corporate tax decision-making: Evidence from the field

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Mayer, Maryse

Keywords: in-house tax function; tax avoidance; tax governance; tax risk management; Canadian tax professionals; large taxpayers; strategic decision-making; interviews; qualitative research; field work

$45,378

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: in-house tax function Dear Professor Mayer, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on in-house tax function connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "In-house tax experts' role in corporate tax decision-making: Evidence from the field" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]