Fixing your tax problem: where to go for what and why? presentation

Stephen Chapman

Steve took up the position of Deputy Inspector-General of Taxation on 4 November 2003. Prior to taking up the current role, Steve held a senior position in the ATO where his key responsibility was co-ordinating support for Tax Practitioners following a well publicised campaign by practitioners late last year. His other key role related to examination of the administrative design of the tax system. - Current at 01 April 2004

Prof Michael Dirkis CTA

Michael is Professor of Taxation Law at the University of Sydney. He has a PhD on Australian international taxation and is a noted researcher, having authored Is it Australia's? Residency and Source Analysed (2005, Australian Tax Research Foundation), as well as authoring and co-authoring over 590 publications and papers. From May 1999 until October 2009 he was, as Senior Tax Counsel for the Taxation Institute, in the forefront of the all major tax reform and taxation administration reforms. He continues his involvement as a member of the Treasury's Tax Treaties Advisory Panel and the Education Committee of the Tax Practitioners Board. He was awarded the Australasian Tax Teachers Association's Graham Hill medal in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to the teaching of taxation law and policy" on 21 January 2010. - Current at 29 October 2012

Peter HAGGSTROM

Peter is a former Special Tax Adviser to the Ombudsman between 1995 and 1998. Prior to that he worked in chartered accounting and the Commonwealth Ombudsman's office. Since 1998 he has worked as a tax and superannuation specialist in the funds management industry. Peter has qualifications in mathematics, commerce and superannuation.

Current at 28 November 2002