Faculty - University of Virginia School of Law

CONTACT
gyin@virginia.edu
(434) 924-7025
Room WB175C

ASSISTANT
Pennie Newell

SUBJECTS
Tax and budget law and policy, tax reform, legislative process and revenue estimating, tax compliance, taxation of public and private businesses, corporate tax shelters, federal income tax, earned income tax credit program

C.V.

George K. Yin

Edwin S. Cohen Distinguished Professor of Law and Taxation
Thomas F. Bergin Teaching Professor
J.D., George Washington University Law School, 1977
M.Ed., University of Florida, 1972
B.A., University of Michigan, 1970

George Yin joined the University of Virginia law faculty in 1994 after visiting from the University of Florida. From 2003-05, he served as chief of staff of the U.S. Congress's Joint Committee on Taxation, one of the most influential tax positions in the country.

Yin taught school, was director of a child care center and worked as a computer programmer prior to attending law school. After law school, he clerked for a federal court, practiced law in Washington, D.C., and then served as tax counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee before joining the law faculty at Florida. He also has been a visiting professor at NYU Law School, Pennsylvania and Brigham Young.

While at the Joint Committee, Yin assisted Congress on a number of tax bills, including the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (JGTRRA), the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 and the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. In addition, the staff expanded its ability to perform macroeconomic analyses of tax legislation and issued its first such analysis in connection with the House Ways and Means Committee’s consideration of JGTRRA. The staff also completed a major report setting forth options to improve tax compliance and reform tax expenditures.

Yin previously coordinated for the Senate Finance Committee a major project to reform and simplify the tax laws dealing with corporate-shareholder transactions, including corporate mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations. Between 1994-99, he was reporter to the American Law Institute's federal tax project concerning the income taxation of private business enterprises, such as closely held corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies. He has served as a consultant to a number of organizations, including the ALI, the Department of Treasury, the U.S. Joint Committee on Taxation, the National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service and the Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, and is currently a member of the IRS Advisory Council.

Scholarship Profile: Improving the Design and Structure of Tax Law (Virginia Journal 2002)

Personal Profile: The Yin of Tax Legislation: UVA Professor Held One of the Most Influential Policy Positions in the Country (Inside UVA, April 14, 2006)

Publications
Current Courses

All Courses

Corporate Tax
Partnership Tax
Federal Income Tax
International Taxation
Tax Policy
Addressing the Fiscal Crisis

In the Media

"Explosion of Political Groups Seeking Tax-Exempt Status May Have Led to IRS Scandal" (U.S. News & World Report, 05/13/2013)
"As Obama Confronts Corporate Tax Reform, Past Lessons Suggest Lobbyists Will Fight For Loopholes" (The Huffington Post, 02/15/2013)
"Five Questions with University of Virginia's George K. Yin" (On Wall Street, 02/01/2013)
"NYT: Big Companies Avoid Billions in Taxes Due to Loopholes" (Money News, 01/08/2013)
"How Big Business Uses a Law for Farmers" (CNBC, 01/07/2013)
"Major Companies Push the Limits of a Tax Break" (The New York Times, 01/07/2013)
"Tax Expert, UVA Law Professor 'Disappointed' with Fiscal Cliff Deal" (CBS19, 01/02/2013)
"Charlottesville Tax Expert: Fiscal Cliff Compromise a 'Bad Deal'" (NBC29, 01/02/2013)
"Nearly All of Virginia's House Representatives Vote Against 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal" (The Daily Progress, 01/02/2013)
"Questions on Romney's Proposal to Cap Tax Deductions" (The Boston Globe, 10/05/2012)
"Massive Romney IRA Still Sparks Unanswered Questions" (The Huffington Post, 07/19/2012)
"Gov. Romney: Just Release the Tax Returns" (Forbes, 07/17/2012)
"Experts: Mitt Romney's Returns Could Show He Paid Very Low Tax Rates" (Washington Post, 07/17/2012)
"Governments Look for Ways to Avoid Using 'T-Word'" (CNN, 07/13/2012)
"Three Strikes and You're Out for Tax Extenders" (Forbes, 01/30/2012)
"Tax Reform a Daunting Task, Report Illustrates" (Reuters, 01/17/2012)
"Free Money Claim Roils Dispute on One-Time U.S. Offshore Tax Holiday" (Bloomberg, 05/18/2011)
“Wanted: A Tax Code for the Digital Age” (Business Week, 04/07/2011)
“Tea Party tells Hurt to Slash Spending” (NBC29, 03/24/2011)
"Many U.S. Multinationals Pay Less Than Corporate Tax Rate" (NewJersey.Com, 01/18/2011)
"Tax Breaks for Bailout Recipients Stir Up Debate" (The Wall Street Journal, 12/03/2010)
"Jobs Bill Reignites Feud Over Foreign Profit of U.S. Firms" (The Washington Post, 05/29/2010)
"Home Tax Credit Called Successful, but Costly" (The New York Times, 04/26/2010)
Unbundling the Budget (Congressional Quarterly Weekly, 04/12/2010)
"In Obama's Budget, It's Techies vs. Taxes" (CNNMoney.com, 02/09/2010)
"Insider Interviews" (The National Journal, 02/08/2010)
"Repeal of Estate Tax Creates Planning Dilemmas" (The Wall Street Journal, 12/31/2009)
"Inside the Business War Against Tax Reform" (Business Week, 10/16/2009)
"Experts Divided on Obama Tax Policies" (Accounting Today, 05/04/2009)
"Democrat Wants to Extend Bush-Era Middle-Class Tax Cuts, But Experts Warn Against It (McClatchy Newspapers, 03/26/2009)
"Geithner Taxes for Dummies" (Politico, 01/15/2009)
"Geithner's Tax Error A Common One, Expert Says" (Huffington Post, 01/13/2009)
“Little-Noticed Tax Change Hands Billions More to Banks” (USA Today, 11/14/2008)
"A Quiet Windfall For U.S. Banks" (The Washington Post, 11/10/2008)
“Don’t Expect Too Many Jobs From Tax Proposals” (Wall Street Journal Blog, 10/28/2008)
"The Culprit Could Be Dead, But Local Tax Case Lives On" (The Washington Post, 10/13/2008)
"When Pedigree Doesn't Matter" (National Journal, 07/14/2007)
"IRS Selects 16 New Members for IRS Advisory Council" (IRS.gov, 02/13/2007)
"Another View: Pull EITC Program from Tax System" (Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, 01/27/2007)
"Joint Committee On Taxation" (National Journal , 06/21/2003)