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Inside the OECD: Part 5 - Taxing derivatives
Published on 01 Jun 97 by "THE TAX SPECIALIST" JOURNAL ARTICLE
Concluding a series of articles on OECD and its influence on Australia's tax system and international business relationships. This article looks at taxing derivatives.
Author profiles
Christopher Catt
Christopher Catt is a Barrister at 5 Selborne Chambers, specialising in all aspects of taxation law. At the Bar, Chris has represented taxpayer clients at all stages of their disputes with the Commissioner, starting with collating and preparing voluntary disclosures, responding to position papers, then challenging amended assessments and debt recovery proceedings brought by the Commissioner through mediation and appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Federal Court; and defending claims in the District Court and Supreme Court and negotiating stays of execution of judgments and settlements. - Current at 18 June 2018Anthony Frost CTA
Tony Frost in his first, 34-year career was one of Australia’s leading corporate tax advisers. He was, and still is, a lawyer and a Chartered Accountant. His clients included BHP Billiton, Macquarie Bank, Westpac Banking Corporation and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Before joining Greenwoods in 2003, he had been a tax partner at PwC for seven years. Prior to that, Tony spent five years working in-house at Westpac Banking Corporation. Throughout his tax career, Tony was a regular speaker at TTI events. Tony finished his tax career in 2018, after being Managing Partner, for seven years, of tax advisory firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills, one of Australia’s most lauded professional service firms. Since 2019, and after completing a Master of Science in Coaching Psychology degree at the University of Sydney, Tony has been having a second career as an executive coach, mentor, leadership consultant, facilitator and trainer. He holds a number of non-executive company directorships and is the non-executive Chairman of the Leadenhall Valuation Services group. Tony is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and now teaches the AICD’s prestigious Company Directors’ Course. Tony is also the author of The Professional: A Playbook to Unleash Your Potential and Futureproof Your Success, Tony has been a proud member of The Tax Institute for about 40 years.
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06 July 2026