ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA – Jayne Maas, a Winthrop University assistant professor of accounting, recently joined the S.C. Board of Accountancy.
Appointed by S.C. Governor Henry McMaster, she will serve a four-year term, which will expire on May 1, 2026.
The S.C. Board of Accountancy regulates certified public accountants, public accountants and accounting practitioners. As part of its duties, the board examines applicants and issues certificates and licenses for certified public accountants and accounting practitioners. Members also may discipline certificate and license holders, prescribe rules and regulations, investigate complaints, and, in general, regulate the practice of accounting in the state.
Maas joined the Winthrop faculty in 2009. She mostly teaches upper-level and graduate financial accounting classes. Over the past decade, she has overseen the Volunteer Income Tax Preparation (VITA) program which serves Winthrop and the Rock Hill community. The program gives students in the Department of Accounting’s income tax course a chance to put their lessons into action.
She also has served on numerous university and College of Business Administration committees, including as chair of Graduate Council and faculty advisor to Beta Alpha Psi, a student honorary organization for accounting, finance and information systems majors.
Prior to teaching, Maas worked for 23 years in public accounting and then in business and industry as a senior financial tax executive, where she was credited with saving $163 million on a $300 million material tax loss contingency arising from a federal income tax case.
Maas holds a Doctorate in Education from Nova Southeastern University, a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in taxation, both from the University of Baltimore. She is a certified public accountant licensed in Maryland, North and South Carolina. She also is an active member of the S.C. Association of CPAs, for which she serves as chair of the Catawba Chapter actively promoting CPA advocacy.
For more information, contact Maas at maasj@winthrop.edu.
