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Reed Shuldiner
Alvin Snowiss Professor of Law

Reed Shuldiner
Alvin Snowiss Professor of Law

Expertise

  • Income Taxation
  • Tax Policy

Bio

Reed Shuldiner is one of the nation's top experts on the Federal income tax. [More]
Reed Shuldiner is one of the nation's top experts on the Federal income tax. He is best known for his seminal work on the taxation of financial products. He has written and spoken on a wide variety of federal tax issues. Most recently, he and Emeritus Professor David Shakow have explored the possibility of replacing the federal income tax with a flat-rate wealth tax. Prior to coming to Penn, Shuldiner worked in the U.S. Treasury, Office of Tax Policy. While at Penn, he has advised the governments of Lithuania, the Philippines, and South Africa on income tax issues on behalf of the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Treasury. Shuldiner served as Associate Dean from 2000 - 2002. [Hide]

Representative Professional Positions

Penn Law - Alvin Snowiss Professor of Law (2004 -); Professor of Law (1995-2004); Associate Dean (2000-02); Assistant Professor (1990-94); Center for Tax Law and Policy at Penn - Co-Director (2007 -)

Harvard - William K. Jacobs, Jr. Visiting Professor of Law (Spring 2005)

Yale - Visiting Professor (1994-95)

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft - Counsel (1989-90)

Attorney/Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, Office of Tax Legislative Counsel, US Treasury Dept. (1986-89)

Wilmer Cutler, & Pickering - Associate (1984-86)

Representative Publications

Lessons From the Limitation on Itemized Deductions, 93 TAX NOTES 673 (2001) (with David Shakow).

A Comprehensive Wealth Tax, 53 TAX L. REV. 499 (2000) (with David Shakow).
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Index the Code, Not Capital Gains, 79 TAX NOTES 225 (1998).

Indexing the Federal Income Tax, 48 TAX L. REV. 537 (1993).

A General Approach to the Taxation of Financial Instruments, 71 TEX. L. REV. 243 (1992).

Consistency and the Taxation of Financial Products, 70 TAXES 781 (1992).

Corporate Integration: Do the Uncertainties Outweigh the Benefits?, 47 TAX L. REV. 653 (1992).

Board of Advisors, Tannenwald Competition.

Technical Assistance Expert, International Monetary Fund.

Consultant, U. S. Treasury Department, Office of Technical Assistance.

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Current & Recent Research

 
Reed Shuldiner

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • Ph.D. (Economics) - MIT - '85
  • J.D. - Harvard - '83
  • B.S.E. - Princeton - '77

Courses Taught

  • Federal Income Taxation
  • International Taxation
  • Taxation of Financial Products
  • Tax Policy
  • Law and Economics

Research Areas

  • Federal Income Taxation
  • Wealth Taxation
  • Taxation of Financial Products