Conference program now available
For the first time this preeminent biennial event that brings together leading tax administrators, academics and practitioners from around the globe will be a combination of face to face and virtual participation.鈥 In keeping with these challenging times we have chosen these dates to maximise the option of you being able to join us in person but with the flexibility to join us virtually if you can't.
The theme of the 2021 conference is:鈥 'New Frontiers in Tax Administration'. During this two-day event, conference speakers will explore key tax administration issues including:
- cutting-edge initiatives in service delivery and compliance including digital and data use, tap and go, and artificial intelligence;
- data policy, ethical data exploitation, cyber security and new developments in regulating data platforms;
- globalisation of revenue administration; and
- tax dispute resolution and new approaches to protecting the financially vulnerable including the elderly, impaired and those in remote areas.
Presenters who previously had papers accepted please note we will be in touch to advise you of the new deadline for papers in case you want to refresh yours to take account of recent extraordinary developments!
Location: Conference: Hilton Sydney, 488 George Street, Sydney, 2000 & Dinner (23 November): The Tea Room, QVB, 455 George Street, Sydney, 2000
When: 9-5pm, 23 & 24 November 2021
颁辞苍迟补肠迟:听Maree Magafas, 黑料网大事记 Business School
Conference organisers have secured with the Hilton a special delegate rate of 10% off the advertised day rate. To book, please visit听听or call on +61 (0)2 9266 2000 referring to group code G黑料网大事记D for a discounted rate (10% off from hotel best available rate).
| Day 1: Tuesday 23 November 2021 | |||
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| 08.30-09.00 | Registration and Coffee on Arrival | ||
| Session 1: Plenary (Chair: Professor Michael Walpole) | |||
鈥淭axes are the price we pay for a civilized society. I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization.鈥 Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr |
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| 09.00 - 09.05 | Professor Michael Walpole, Professor, School of Accounting Auditing and Taxation, 黑料网大事记 Business School: Introductions and Housekeeping |
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| 09.05 - 09.20 | Professor Chris Styles, Dean 黑料网大事记 Business School: Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Delegates |
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| 09.20 - 09.30 | Tetsushi Sonobe, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute: Welcome to Delegates on Behalf of ADBI (Tokyo听time: 07.20am 鈥 07.30am)听 |
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| 09.30 鈥 10.00 | Chris Jordan AO, Commissioner of Taxation, Australia: Challenges and Opportunities for a New Decade in Tax Administration |
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| 10.00 鈥 10.30 | Naomi Ferguson, Commissioner and CEO of Inland Revenue, New Zealand: New Frontiers 鈥 A New Zealand Perspective (New Zealand:听12 noon 鈥 12.30)听 |
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| 10.30 鈥 11.00 | Morning Tea | ||
| Session 2: Parallel Streams | |||
| 鈥淲hen there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income.鈥 Plato | |||
| 听 | Stream A Compliance:听How Important is the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility? |
Stream B Digitalisation: Evolution or Revolution? |
Stream C (brought to you by ADBI) Tax Administrative Responses to the Digitising Economy: An Asia-Pacific Perspective |
| 听 | Chair: Mandy Cheng | Chair: Dale Boccabella | Chair: Chul Ju Kim (Japan: 9.00am - 10.30am) |
| 11.00 鈥 11.20 | Rebecca Saint Deputy Commissioner, ATO The Role of Transparency in Large Market Tax Compliance |
Yan Xu Digital Revolution? Blockchain as a Driver for the Rule of Law in Tax Administration in China |
Professor Chris Evans Special Address New Frontiers for Tax in the |
| 11.20 鈥 11.40 | Rodney Brown Increased Public Scrutiny to the Rescue? A Study of the Responses to the Australian Senate Inquiry into Corporate Tax Avoidance |
Helena Strauss, Tyson Fawcett听& Danie Schutte Global Digital Response of Tax Administrations to a Digitalised Economy (Vienna: 1.20am - 1.40am) |
Visions and Challenges of 听 Panel Discussion |
| 11.40 鈥 12.00 | Kerrie Sadiq & Bronwyn McCredie The Effectiveness of Voluntary Corporate Tax Disclosures: An Australian Case Study (Brisbane:10.40am - 11.00am) |
Jennie Granger, Bernadene de Clercq & Andy Lymer Tapping Taxes |
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| 12.00 鈥 12.30 | Q & A based upon previous 3 papers | Q & A based upon previous 3 papers | Q & A |
| 12.45 鈥 14.00 | Lunch | ||
| Session 3: Plenary (Chair: Professor Paul Andon) | |||
| 鈥淭he art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to procure the largest quantity of feathers with the least possible amount of hissing.鈥 Jean-Baptiste Colbert | |||
| 14.00 鈥 14.30 | Karen Payne, Inspector-General of Taxation, Australia: Insights from the Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman on SME Compliance (with 10mins Q&A) |
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| 14.30 鈥 15.00 | Dr Mark Pizzacalla, Partner, BDO, Former Board of Taxation: Australia: SMEs 鈥 Balancing Taxpayer Compliance with Government Administration |
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| 15.00 鈥 15.30 | Michael O鈥橬eill, 听Secretary/CEO of the Australian Tax Practitioners鈥 Board Australia鈥檚 Regulatory Environment for Tax Intermediaries |
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| 15.30 鈥 15.50 | Afternoon Tea | ||
| Session 4: Parallel Streams | |||
| 鈥淭here鈥檚 nothing wrong with the younger generation that becoming taxpayers won鈥檛 cure.鈥 Dan Bennett | |||
| 听 | Stream A Compliance: At What Cost? |
Stream B Digitalisation: People v Machines |
Stream C (brought to you by ADBI) Tax Administrative Responses to the Digitising Economy: An Asia-Pacific Perspective |
| 听 | Chair: Jeff Coulton | Chair: Yan Xu | Chair: Seungju Baek (Japan:听11.50am 鈥撎13.20pm)听 |
| 15.50 鈥 16.10 | Rodney Brown & Kerrie Sadiq Diagnosing the Corporate Income Tax Compliance Burden: A Cross-Country Assessment |
John Bevacqua Tax authority immunity in a Digital Tax Administration World (Melbourne听14.50pm -15.10pm)听 |
Bruno Carrasco Special Address ADBI鈥檚 Role in Support of Tax Reforms |
| 16.10 鈥 16.30 | Hughlene Burton, Binh Tran-Nam, Stewart Karlinsky & Robert Deutsch Perceptions of Large Business Tax Law Complexity in Australia |
Kalmen Datt Automated Assessments: Valid or Invalid 鈥 That is the Question (Sydney) |
The Role of Technology in 听 Panel Discussion
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| 16.30 鈥 16.50 | |||