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Georgia Law Professor Walter Hellerstein presents at OECD Working Party

University of Georgia School of Law Professor Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented “Overview of U.S. Federal Income Tax Reporting Regulations for Brokers of Crypto-Assets” at a meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Working Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes in Paris, France, during May.

The Working Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes is a forum for the discussion of consumption tax policy and administration, working with both Members and non-Members of the OECD to develop appropriate and effective taxation outcomes. To read more about Professor Hellerstein’s previous presentation at the OECD, click here.

Hellerstein is the Distinguished Research Professor & Francis Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus. He is a recipient of the National Tax Association’s Daniel M. Holland Medal for outstanding lifetime contributions to the study and practice of public finance, is widely regarded as the nation’s leading academician on state and local taxation. He has authored numerous books, textbooks, and law review articles, and has practiced extensively in the field. Hellerstein is currently a Visiting Professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and he remains actively involved in his scholarship, consulting, and, in particular, his work as an academic advisor to the OECD.

Georgia Law Professor Hellerstein presents on crypto-assets at OECD

Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein co-presented “Global Summary of Jurisdictions’ VAT/GST Treatment of Services Connected to the Trade in Crypto-Assets” at a meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Working Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes in Paris, France, during June.

The Working Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes is a forum for the discussion of consumption tax policy and administration, working with both Members and non-Members of the OECD to develop appropriate and effective taxation outcomes.

Hellerstein, a recipient of the National Tax Association’s Daniel M. Holland Medal for outstanding lifetime contributions to the study and practice of public finance, is widely regarded as the nation’s leading academician on state and local taxation. He has authored numerous books, textbooks, and law review articles, and has practiced extensively in the field. Hellerstein is currently a Visiting Professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and he remains actively involved in his scholarship, consulting, and, in particular, his work as an academic advisor to the OECD.