Julian Block

Area of Expertise: tax law

Web Site: www.julianblocktaxexpert.com

Books: “Year Round Tax Savings”; “Marriage and Divorce: Savvy Ways for Persons Marrying, Married or Divorcing to Trim Their Taxes to the Legal Minimum”; “Tax Tips for Small Businesses”; and “Travel and Moving Expenses: How to Take Maximum Advantage of Every Break the Law Allows.”

Biography:
Julian Block is a nationally recognized attorney who has been singled out as a “leading tax professional” (The New York Times), “an accomplished writer on taxes” (The Wall Street Journal) and “an authority on tax planning” (Financial Planning Magazine). He is frequently quoted by such publications as Money, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

Block’s many books have been praised as “one of the best personal-finance books” (Money); “one of the best tax books, an excellent source of information” (The New York Times); and “a triumph of simplicity that tackles the complex world of taxes and communicates to readers in clear, everyday language” (National Association of Enrolled Agents). He often contributes to such magazines as AARP, Consumer Reports, Money, Playboy, Reader’s Digest, and Vogue.

In addition to writing and practicing law in Larchmont, New York, Block conducts continuing education programs for tax professionals and is a frequent guest on television and radio shows. Bryant Gumbel complimented him as “a frequent guest, whose insights are always great fare and with a talent for simplifying the complications of tax work.” Block holds a Master of Laws degree in taxation from New York University Graduate Law School and is a member of the New York Financial Writers Association and the American Society of Journalists and Authors.

Formerly, Block was with the IRS as a special agent (criminal investigator) and as an attorney. He has taught tax planning at such schools as Adelphi University and New York University, and was the tax expert for Prodigy, the online service.