Jerry J Yu

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Jerry Yu, Senior Associate, KPMG


  Jerry Yu, an employee of KPMG, has an extremely extensive educational and 


professional background.  He grew up in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin where his long  list of academic achievements begins.  There he earned “Outstanding Achievement and Excellence” in all classes. He also placed first in the City Spelling Bee.  After high school, Yu attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he  attained his B.A. in Political Science and graduated with honors and Dean’s List 


recognition. After receiving his undergraduate degree, Yu attended the University 


of Washington’s School of Law.  Yu was very active in Seattle where he participated 


in many academic fraternities and speech/debate tournaments, while gaining 


professional experience at many different firms.  He worked as an associate at three 


different law firms and later began his career in taxation when he volunteered for 


the VITA program as a Volunteer Income Tax Assistant with the IRS.


As a Senior Associate at KPMG, Yu works directly with clients to ensure they have 


a successful and pleasant experience with the firm.  He completes tax research on 


complex issues, including reverse like-kind exchanges, liquidating distributions 


of hot assets, sales of non-regulated foreign currencies, and hypothetical tax 


calculations involving stock option planning for clients.   


When he isn’t working, Jerry spends his time working for charitable causes.  He 


volunteers at the Santa Clara Valley Humane Society and the Children’s Discovery 


Museum.  He also works closely with the Tianjin Institute for Rehabilitation of 


Disabled Orphans, where he is the Director and Executive Coordinator of the Charity 


Christmas Concert.  He has also tutored students for the SATs and played the piano 


at assisted-living homes for people with Alzheimer’s.