Joshua D. Blank

Joshua Blank is a Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Prior to joining UCI Law in 2018, Blank was a member of the full-time faculty of NYU School of Law, where he served as Professor of Tax Law, Vice Dean for Technology-Enhanced Education, and Faculty Director of its Graduate Tax Program.

Blank’s scholarship focuses on tax administration and compliance, tax transparency, and administrative agency communications. His books include “Untaxed: The Rich, the IRS, and a New Approach to Tax Compliance” (co-authored with Ari Glogower; Cambridge University Press, 2024) and “Automated Agencies: The Transformation of Government Guidance” (co-authored with Leigh Osofsky; Cambridge University Press, 2025). Blank's articles have appeared in leading law reviews, including the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Duke Law Journal, Cornell Law Review, Vanderbilt Law Review, Minnesota Law Review, New York University Law Review, Southern California Law Review, Tax Law Review, and UCLA Law Review, among others.

Blank received a 2020 Teacher of the Year Award from the Association of American Law Schools, the 2017 Legal Teaching Award from the NYU School of Law Alumni Association, and the Podell Distinguished Teaching Award from NYU School of Law in 2014.