“Nurturing willing participation” - The 2014 offshore voluntary disclosure initiative: A contextual, situational and comparative analysis paper

Paul Sokolowski CTA

Paul Sokolowski, CTA, is a partner at Arnold Bloch Leibler, and is the national leader of the firm’s taxation practice. Paul advises clients, including high-networth individuals, large private groups and public entities in tax reviews, audits, disputes and litigation, and in domestic and international transactions. Paul is a regular speaker and writer for the Tax Institute, and other organisations and publications. He actively contributes to tax policy, legislative, technical and administrative development and debate. In March 2019, Paul won The Tax Institute’s 2019 Chartered Tax Advisor of the Year Award. - Current at 06 December 2024

Jonathan Ortner FTI

Jonathan Ortner, FTI, Jonathan Ortner is a partner in Arnold Bloch Leibler’s taxation group and practices in all areas of direct and indirect tax with a particular focus on the taxation of trusts, cross-border tax issues and corporate income tax (including mergers and acquisitions, capital management strategies and corporate restructures). Jonathan advises a range of clients, including ASX listed companies, family offices, high-net-worth individuals and large private groups. He also manages complex tax disputes with the Australian Taxation Office at all stages of the lifecycle, including through the Australian courts. Jonathan is a keen and active member of the tax community. As well as presenting on tax topics at various sessions and authoring a number of published articles, papers and bulletins, Jonathan is the Chair of the Tax Institute’s SME committee, a former member of the GST committee and the co-chair of the ATO’s Private Groups Stewardship Group. Jonathan is also recognised as a key tax lawyer in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific and is recommended by Who’s Who Legal: Australia and New Zealand 2023 report, in the area of corporate tax. - Current at 27 May 2026