This class was tough, to say the least. You must read the chapters, even twice sometimes, to succeed on daily quizzes (only need to get 710 to get daily credit), quizzes and tests written by him are quite difficult. He spends most classtime going over quizzes, so there is quite a bit of self-teaching involved. Take Solcher if GPA is crucial.

Professor Gamino is a straight shooter. His no BS approach to class is great. His lectures are great. You must read before every class. He has daily quizzes over the required reading. Although Tax wasn't my favorite subjects I learned alot. Go see Gamino during office hours. If you care about your education he will care as well. Great Professor!

Awesome professor! Makes dry material interesting by using real IRS cases. Only has you read what is necessary out of the chapters. Good sense of humor and very easy to work with. He speaks to you like intelligent CPAs and is willin to help you reach your goals.

Awesome teacher, learned alot.

This class was ACCT3350, just at a graduate level. He gives one quiz per class, and bases the lecture over going over the quiz. Each quiz was 2% of your grade. It was excruciating to listen to his lectures. If you got 8/10 questions you got two points. However a 5/10 got you 0 points. Interesting lectures but not geared towards tests material.

Gamino is an excellent tax professor. I loved the cases he assigned to us to read - it brings the tax laws and concepts to life. If you put in the effort to do the readings and show up to class, you can get an A.

Gamino is an interesting one. His lectures are pretty boring, but he basically grades on quizzes, one project, and one exam. (summer semester). He's not tough, and he only makes you read the material you need to know, which was nice. He is a straight shooter, but make sure you can dedicate good time to this class, because the load is time consuming

He's hilarious! Real life tax court cases are presented and tested on each week. Do the reading and pass. Don't and you won't pass. He makes tax interesting!

Definitely recommend this professor. He is funny. Quizzes are not that difficult. You can really learn some useful tax knowledge by taking his courses.

Highly recommend this professor. His lectures are always interesting and requires readings before every class. He requires you to read certain cases which easily helps you apply the material. There is a quiz every class and are worth 3% of your total grade each. Read before class and pay attention! Definitely, would take him again

Put in the work and you can get an A. Not too bad. Good lectures, with clearly defined expectations.

Gamino is a very good professor. He expects you to read the material before class, and then gives a quiz to start off each class. However, the quizzes are very easy and if you skim the material you will pass each quiz. He give lots of CPA exam questions to work during class for no grade and walks you through each question. He is great!

The professor told everyone that if they are taking 15+ hours to not take his course. He asks quiz/exam questions the same way that the questions will be asked on the CPA exam. Reading is a requirement so don't take this class if you're not willing to read the assigned materials (12 chapters plus tax cases). I thought he was a great professor.

Perfect professor ever. His lectures are clear and easily understanding. Be prepared for the weekly quiz. As long as you finish the reading materials as instructions, it is not hard to get an A.

He is the best tax professor in UTD

I took this class in 17 Fall and love it. Pro. Gamino is great! There was a quiz for almost every section. There was the final exam only. Students were required to prepare for the chapter reading. There was a tax return project, which is not difficult, for a team assignment. To be honest, I really enjoy this project since it is practical.

Absolutely great professor. Yes - I read the chapters he told us to read before class and that helps your level of understanding significantly. There is a "pre" quiz over the chapter you will be discussing that day at the beginning of class to make sure you read the chapter. Quizzes are easy if you read. He also gives tax cases that are hilarious.

His class was great! Just reading the book and understanding it and taking the quizzes and tests. He tells you clearly what is on the test so if you fail it really is on your part for not studying. He also is very sarcastic which is entertaining so the class goes by rather quickly.

Read before class!! Quizzes given at start of class on assigned reading. I was advised by a friend (who teaches accounting at a community college) to take notes as I read. I credit my A in the class to following that advice. You're going to have to work to get an A. Dr. Gamino takes a subject that is very boring and makes it interesting!!

A lot of readings, attendance is mandatory but you will learn lots of things about taxation.

I thought it was going to be one of my harder classes of Junior year. BUT! Gamino was THE BEST professor I have had thus far at UTD, and his class so straightforward; and you get rewarded for EXACTLY was you put in. Quizzes each class over a sub sect of a chapter, and 3 exams (I believe); and the quizzes are so straightforward based off readings.

Gamino's Tax Research class is one of the most helpful classes for any graduate students looking to go into tax accounting. He keeps lectures brief, funny, and focused on relevant subject matter. Showed us many different resources for researching tax code or issues. Homework assignments every week but they are pretty manageable.

This is the Ron Swanson of tax accounting. He is old fashioned and doesn't understand a lot of the "new" stuff other professors are doing. There is a quiz in every class. If you did the reading it is fine. There is only the final test. I know taxes now, and that is what matters.

Gamino is a great professor. I've definitely learned more than I expected when coming in. He includes both humor and educational facts within his lecture, which makes me want to go to class. There are quizzes every class period, but not difficult if you read. Great class to learn more about tax and accounting in general.

No tests were given - each week an assignment was given that contained 8 hypothetical questions and questions from actual tax cases. Told us for each question where to look in the book for answer. Answers only needed to be 1-2 sentences for each question. Had an 800 word research paper and the final was three 300 word responses to tax issues.

No textbook rather we are provided various online tax resources to complete our assignments. Overall, I got so much out of this class as a student pursuing a career in tax. I would say only difficulty with the class is if you don't read carefully and spend adequate time working on the research assignments as his grading gradually gets stricter.

He's very solid and too hard. Make sure to follow his directions and don't make stupid mistakes. Take your time on the assignments, don't rush, and you should be fine. Good guy and a good professor.

Professor Gamino is a solid choice of tax. He emphasizes what is important in the real world and is very accessible outside of class. The class consists of weekly reading assignments, a project, and an open book final. Be prepared to read and do not procrastinate.

Prof. Gamino is great, his lectures do jump around a bit but the quizzes really make you dig into the textbook and learn, especially when going over them in class. His lectures are more high level instead of going over the chapter for the week but I found it informative. Also, at least to me, nothing he said came off as particularly political.

At first I was not sure about Professor Gamino. However, as time passes by, I simply attend class because his comments are so funny and inspirational. He feels like a dad. As for class material, he does not trick you. He is very straightforward and helps us learn a lot. The material is just naturally difficult if tax is not your forte.

Professor Gamino was a great professor. I think the main thing he wants to accomplish is making his students understand what the real world is like. You learn the basics yourself, then he teaches you application from tax law cases. He doesn't sugar coat things and will definitely point out mistakes. He was the best prof I had this semester.

Great

Great Professor

Had him for BLAW 2301 but it isn't listed. Attendance is not mandatory, but you won't pass tests if you skip since they're based on in-class discussions. He brings up current cases that are interesting and relate to the material. Not an easy A but still engaging.

I took him for BLAW 2301 but it's not marked. His class was graded on four exams, however he makes sure you are prepared by giving briefings on what the test will cover. READ YOUR TEXTBOOK. if you do not, you will not be able to pass the tests so 100% get the book and read it. His lectures are interesting and he is funny so just take him

This professor is very funny, and his lectures are always interesting because he uses current stuff in our world. Be prepared to read your textbook and take notes because the exams will be based on what you read and the questions you want to be asked from the textbook. He lets you know what topics will be on the exam to help you study.

He is a good old school professor, just lectures and reading the textbook. Exams were okay because he gave a review of topics covered the class before. Knows tax code in and out, this is one of the easier masters courses at UTD because of him. As long as you read the chapter you will do well. Taking him again for tax research. Grades with leniency.

Grades are based off of 4 exams; each about 25 questions. 1 & 2 are midterm, 3 & 4 are final. The exams aren't that hard. He gives you the topic of each question beforehand. They're based off of what he talks about in class which is mostly real world scenarios. You have to read the textbook (15 pg before each class), but he gives review packets.

Lectures can get slightly boring at times but he's funny + always answers questions nicely. Reading is a lot but also occasionally unnecessary. I recommend reading the chapter conclusions and if you don't understand the terminology, THEN read the chapter. Exams are also not bad as he tells you the topics to study beforehand. Good+informative class!

Professor Gamino has done the impossible feat of making business law fun. The cases he chooses for study are never boring. His reviews for the test are very extensive. He has offered me a lot of high quality advice about my unique situation in office hours.

He doesn't really teach too much during lectures. Every class he would just have random court cases googled and talk about them. But, some of those court cases are on the exam so go to class if you can. The exams are crazy easy. He passes out reviews and gives the answers every class. So just memorize the questions and answers. Easy A.

The professor has a fun personality. The class itself is based off the review questions and the textbook. Attendance isn't required but if you miss class that's a big portion off ur test that you wont know about. Not a bad way to learn blaw tho.

Pretty funny guy. Four exams, which are all easy as long as you generally read the textbook and look over the review packets he provides. He talks about court cases and current events in classes, but it's good to go because he goes over things that will be on the test. Very straightforward.

He is a fun professor, and his lectures are entertaining. But that being said, attendance is important because the worksheets he gives are crucial to passing this class. He has 4 tests which count for your entire grade; there are no extra credit opportunities or homework you can earn points for, so make sure to read the textbook and worksheets.

Professor Gamino is a pretty underrated professor in my opinion. His lectures are actually really interesting and he connects real-life events with the topic being discussed in the lectures. You definitely have to pay attention to what he says in his lectures and somewhat put effort into reading (which is not too much) you will be just fine.

His lectures are good and never boring. very good on communication. His reviews are great. Overall good teacher

Gamino was a good teacher in means to in class discussions. He was very clear in his explanations but you have to take notes on the discussions cus there are no slides and they make up questions on the test. There are 4 tests which are the only grades but there is a curve at the end of the course. I recommend!!

Good professor, 4 exams were the entire grade. Exams included things only discussed in the lectures, so active listening and note taking is required for success. Textbook heavy, but you could likely pass if you just paid attention to the lectures. Often gave a list of what each exam question would cover, which made preparation easier.

A very straightforward professor. Three exams, which were all easy if you took good notes in the textbook. Lectures are good concept reviews if you already read the chapter(s) and elearning modules. He tells you exactly what will be asked on exams during the reviews, which saves a lot of time studying. Has plenty of humor to balance boring topics.

The pros of this class are that there is no homework except reading the textbooks. Cons are that the only grades are from 3 exams, so if you do badly on one exam, you must do better on the others. We also only got a 3-point curve from our final grade, not as much as I expected. It's hard to max his class - I'm surprised his UTD grades are so high.

4 tests, 25 questions each. A total of 100 points through the semester. Everything from the test is taken directly from the lecture. He writes down the topics talked about during class so that he can make sure each test matches what each class talked about. DON'T MISS THE REVIEW DAY. He tells you exactly what will be on the test.

Very tough professor, I loved his teaching style, but there are minimal slides, and it is a tough class to take notes for. I enjoyed listening to him teach, so I took minimal notes. He brings news and current topics related to our learning, making learning interesting. The textbook for the class is also incredible.

Professor cares a lot, tough classes but wants you to succeed

I am so saddened to hear that professor passed away a week ago, he was a great professor. I took him for undergrad Tax one and Tax research for Grad school in Spring 2025. We had to write a paper every week and he would put the papers on the screen to blast us on how we wrote, it was so funny at times to see how awful we were writing. Fun class!!

I am deeply saddened upon learning of Mr. Gamino's passing, I took BLAW 2301 a year back when he was undergoing chemo, throughout it commuting hour long trips & remaining a positive influence. Truly a testament to his passion for education. Rest in peace sir.

rip professor gamino :(

I feel honored to have taken Professor Gamino's class and to have been part of one of the last groups of students he taught. RIP Professor Gamino and thank you for everything you've done here at UTD.