Andy Lymer

Background

About Andy Lymer

Academic - at Aston University as Professor of Taxation and Personal Finance/Head of Department of Accounting in Aston Business School (since March 2021) and Director of the Centre for Personal FInancial Wellbeing (since July 2022)- Previously at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK since 1991 as Professor of Taxation and Accounting and Director of CHASM (Centre for Household Assets and Savings Management). Teach/research in tax, personal finance, information systems and accounting. Honorary positions - Visiting Academic Fellow, Geary Institute for Public Policy, University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland for 2025, Department of Taxation, UNISA, South Africa (for 7 years to Jan 25)[Previous visiting posts held at Massey University, Texas Tech University, UNSW, Melbourne University, University of Sydney & Curtin University) 3. CEO Fiscal Publications - specialist publisher in fiscal economics and taxation - see 4. Author - of academic research work (see CV link below for fuller list) and of books including Taxation: Policy and Practice (in its 32nd edition in 2025) & Comparative Taxation: Why tax systems differ (2nd edition released 2025)- both published by Fiscal Publications; Tax and Social Policy - edited text for Policy Press, May 2023, Interdisciplinary Research in Taxation - published by Oxford University Press (2005), The International Tax System - published by Springer (2002) Specialties: personal and small business finance, taxation (UK and international), business planning in IT, XBRL, information systems design, web design and development, financial accounting (teaching and research)