Phone: (434) 924-7025

E-mail: gyin@virginia.edu

Subject Area(s): 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

All Courses: Corporate Tax, Partnership Tax, Federal Income Tax, International Taxation, Tax Policy, Addressing the Fiscal Crisis

Current Course(s): Corporate Tax, Federal Income Tax

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)