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"Cuts keep coming, rate stays the same" - Professor Neil Warren, Head of School, Atax, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on the coalition's $34 billion tax cut plan.
Australian Financial Review, 30 October 2007, p.7

 

"Costello, Swan trade blows as tax cut bill blows out" - Professor Neil Warren , Head of School, Atax, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on proposed tax cuts during election.
The Australian Financial Review, 23 October 2007, p.1

 

"$5bn saved by delaying cuts for the rich" - Professor Neil Warren , Head of School, Atax, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments proposed tax reforms.
Weekend Australian, 20 October 2007, p.8

 

Radio 2UE (Sydney) - Professor Neil Warren , Head of School, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on the difficulty with compliance predicted for the tax office with Labour's proposed tax package.
Radio 2UE (Sydney): The George and Paul Show, 20 October 2007.
Also Radio ABC 666 Canberra (National Australia)

 

"ALP's targeted tax 'shot down'" - Professor Neil Warren , Head of School, Atax, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments proposed tax reforms.
The Australian, 18 October 2007, p.4. Also in the Age, p. 12

 

"Cash catalyst to woo mums back into workforce" - Professor Neil Warren , Head of School, Atax, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on PM's proposed tax cuts.
Australian, 16 October 2007, p.3

 

"34bn policy bad for rates and inflation" - Professor Neil Warren , Head of School, Atax, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on PM's proposed tax cuts.
The Age, 16 October 2007, p.7

 

Radio ABC 702 (Sydney): Breakfast - Professor Neil Warren , Head of School, Atax, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on the PM's proposed tax reforms.
Radio ABC 702 (Sydney): Breakfast, 16 October, 2007

 

"GST quirks may force states to tax more" - Professor Neil Warren , Head of School, Atax, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on the way in which the Federal Government distributes GST revenue to different states.
Australian Financial Review, 26 September 2007, p.3

 

"Rudd attacked after tax threshold stumble" - Professor Neil Warren , Head of School, Atax, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments Kevin Rudd's tax gaffe and the Governments attack on the Labor Party's tax policy.
Australian, 20 September 2007, p.1

 

Radio Triple J (National Australia): Hack - Professor Neil Warren , Head of School, Atax, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments Kevin Rudd's tax gaffe and the Governments attack on the Labor Party's tax policy.
Radio Triple J: Hack, 20 September 2007

 

"All state taxes to be put under the microscope" - Professor Neil Warren, Head of School, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, and the Independent Pricing & Regulatory Tribunal will conduct a review of the entire state taxation system in NSW.
Daily Telegraph, 16 August 2007, p.2

 

"Review may bring relief on payroll, land taxes" - Professor Neil Warren, Head of School, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, will review the New South Wales tax system for the NSW State Government.
Sydney Morning Herald, 16 August 2007, p.7

 

ABC Newsradio: News - Professor Neil Warren, Head of School, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, will conduct a review, together with the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal, of how taxation rates in New South Wales compare with other states.
ABC Newsradio: News, 16 August 2007

"Grants shift idea backed" - Professor Neil Warren, Head of School, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on a Labor-commissioned report about tied grants to the states.
Australian Financial Review, 1 August 2007, p.13

 

ABC Radio National: The Law Report - Associate Professor Michael Walpole, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on the conviction of promoter Glenn Wheatley and Operation Wickenby, an ATO crackdown on offshore tax schemes.
ABC Radio National: The Law Report, 24 July 2007

 

Opinion: "Frankly, you can get away with zero tax on your super"
Professor Bob Deutsch , Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW.
The Age, 19 July 2007, p.10
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"A rigorous debate" - Professor Neil Warren, Head of School, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, was one of fifteen leading policy thinkers in the country that discussed the top 100 issues facing Australia today.
Business Review Weekly, 13 July 2007, p.48

 

ABC Television: Lateline Business - Professor Bob Deutsch, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on the tax treatment of private equity deals involving heavy debt.
ABC Television: Lateline Business, 6 July 2007

 

"Farming and forestry clash" - Gordon Mackenzie, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on Managed Investments Schemes in the forestry industry.
The Border Watch, 15 June 2007

 

"Tax professor joins UNSW" - Professor Bob Deutsch has been appointed as the inaugural KPMG sponsored Professor of Taxation at the Australian School of Taxation (Atax), Faculty of Law, UNSW.
Australian Financial Review, 8 June 2007, p.56

 

"The Numbers Bookkeepers" - The Australian School of Taxation (Atax), Faculty of Law, UNSW and the Australian Association of Professional Bookkeepers have developed a nationally recognised qualification in financial services.
The Age, 2 June 2007, Careers p.4

 

"Couples join forces to share burden" - Gordon Mackenzie, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on income splitting as a means of reducing tax.
Australian Financial Review, 30 May 2007, Supplement p.18

 

"Summit a good way to take heat out of tax" - Professor Neil Warren, Head of School, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on the pressure for Labor treasury spokesman Wayne Swan to come up with an alternative taxation policy.
The Australian, 28 May 2007, Inquirer p.25

 

"Tax rules take too long to sort" - Letter from Gordon Mackenzie, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW.
Australian Financial Review, 16 May 2007, Letters p.59

 

ABC Television: Midday Report - Interview with Associate Professor Margaret McKerchar, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, about the impact of tax cuts in the Federal Budget.
ABC Television: Midday Report, 9 May 2007

 

Radio ABC 702 Sydney - Interview with Professor Neil Warren, Head of School, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, about the tax changes in yesterday's Federal Budget.
Radio ABC 702 Sydney, 9 May 2007

 

"$24 a week better off. Tax cut the Government can just about afford" - Professor Julian Disney, Director, Social Justice Project, Faculty of Law, UNSW, Professor Chris Evans, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, and Associate Professor Binh Tran-Nam, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comment on proposed tax reforms.
The Daily Telegraph, 1 May 2007, p.10

 

ABC Radio National: PM - Associate Professor Margaret McKerchar, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on a report by the Inspector General of Taxation that criticised the Tax Office for taking a different view to the courts in dealing with taxpayers.
ABC Radio National: PM, 26 April 2007

 

"No reasons to stick with the cumbersome GST system" - A recent tax symposium run by the Australian School of Taxation (Atax), Faculty of Law, UNSW, concluded that simplification of personal tax and lower rates is achievable.
Sunday Canberra Times, 22 April 2007, p.22
Also: The West Australian and The Courier Mail

 

"Loose change" - A survey by the Australian School of Taxation (Atax), Faculty of Law, UNSW, released earlier this month at the University's Personal Income Tax Reform Symposium, has found that Australian taxpayers support the need for reform of the personal tax system.
Sydney Morning Herald, 11 April 2007, p.2 Money

 

"Most in favour of tax reform" - New research by Professor Chris Evans, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, and Associate Professor Binh Tran-Nam, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, shows that most people want a simpler and fairer tax system.
Australian Financial Review, 3 April 2007, p.5

 

"Urge for tax reform" - A new survey by the Australian School of Taxation (Atax), Faculty of Law, UNSW, found taxpayers regard the current system as unfair and overly complex.
Adelaide Advertiser, 2 April 2007, p.32 Money

 

"Press a button, and tax return fills itself" - Professor Chris Evans, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, says the Australian Tax Office is reforming the tax return system as much as possible in the absence of politicians addressing the underlying structure of the personal tax system.
Sydney Morning Herald, 20 March 2007, p.1

 

Radio 2GB Sydney - Professor Chris Evans, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, speaks about the new tax program which automatically collates financial information from banks and shareholding institutions.
Radio 2GB Sydney, 20 March 2007
Also: Radio 2SM Sydney, 20 March 2007

 

"Vietnam expats to be honoured for contributions to motherland" - Associate Professor Binh Tran-Nam, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, has been honoured with a Vinh Danh Nuoc Viet award for his contribution to the development of Vietnam.
Thanhnien News, 2 March 2007, www.thanniennews.com

 

"Academia a seductive option for practitioners" - Fiona Martin, Australian School of Taxation, Faculty of Law, UNSW, comments on the differences between corporate law and an academic career.
Lawyers Weekly, 26 January 2007, pp.28-29