Texas A&M Professor William Byrnes is an influential international tax academic: his 13 annual Lexis, Kluwer, and Tax Facts books and compendia have sold more than 150,000 units and subscriptions. His 1,000+ National Underwriter, Lexis, and Kluwer articles are cited by the mainstream financial press (e.g. Wall Street Journal), trade sites, and referred to in Congressional hearings. In 2015, the FATCA Compliance Guide reached #2 for print/digital revenue for Lexis.
As an educational innovator, William Byrnes pioneered online education in the early nineties. His programs received praise for best practices pedagogy and have over 1,000 alumni. After peer review, the Fulbright Board (FFSB) elected him a Fulbright Specialist for pedagogy and for comparative taxation. India's National Board of Accreditation (2012 WOSA) bestowed its Education Leadership Award, the chair stated “Professor William Byrnes’ leadership and contribution to the field of education is well known..." Before academia, William Byrnes served as a senior international tax position with a Big 6 accounting firm.
