Dr. Jason Oh

Professor

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Biography

Professor Jason Oh specializes in tax policy and public finance. He has written extensively on how politics and institutions shape tax and budgetary policy and has testified before the House Ways and Means Committee in the U.S. Congress on issues related to tax policy and inequality. Oh is a frequent commentator on tax and public finance issues, having appeared on NBC Nightly News, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and NPR. His work also explores fiscal instruments designed to respond to international tax evasion, particularly concerning intangible assets and closely-held businesses. His articles have been published in prominent journals including the NYU Law Review, Penn Law Review, Iowa Law Review, and Tax Law Review. At UCLA, Professor Oh teaches Federal Income Taxation and Taxation of Business Enterprises and serves as the faculty coordinator for the UCLA Colloquium on Tax Policy & Public Finance. Before joining UCLA, he was an Acting Assistant Professor of Tax Law at NYU Law School and worked as a tax attorney at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. In 2021, he was appointed the inaugural Lowell Milken Chair in Law.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2012-01-01 — Present

UCLA Law • Los Angeles, CA

Teaches courses related to tax law and public finance.

Acting Assistant Professor of Tax Law

— Present

NYU Law School •

Tax Attorney

— Present

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz •

Worked on tax structural implications of complex mergers, acquisitions, and spin-off transactions.

Awards

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Lowell Milken Chair in Law

2021-01-01

Courses

Federal Income Taxation Taxation of Business Enterprises

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
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  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.