Gai Di

Gai Di (1945–2022) was a native of Xingtang, Hebei, and served as chief professor of accounting and doctoral supervisor at Tianjin University of Finance and Economics. He was one of the founders of tax accounting research in China. He long engaged in research on financial accounting, tax accounting, and tax planning, and edited more than 20 national-level planned textbooks, including Tax Accounting and Tax Planning, while publishing over a hundred papers. He was once named a National Advanced Accounting Worker. His representative works, Tax Accounting and Tax Accounting Practical Training Tutorial, combine theoretical exposition with practical training and are of reference value in accounting and tax-related examinations. Public information is limited, but his existing works show a style that emphasizes standardization and practicality, and they have had a positive impact on the systematic dissemination of tax accounting knowledge.