Previous Positions
Robert (Bob) has over 23 years legal and tax experience. Immediately prior to his appointment with Atax, he was a tax partner with Mallesons Stephen Jaques. Previously, he was a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sydney.

Awards and Achievements
Bob is a past Chairman of the Australian branch of the International Fiscal Association and a former Governor on the Board of the Australian Tax Research Foundation. He has acted as a consultant to the Thin Capitalisation Project Team and an external referee for the Dividend Taxation and Globalisation in Australia Project (Bureau of Industry Economics).

Professional Memberships
• Barrister, Bar Association of NSW
• External Member, ATO Part IVA Rulings Panel
• External Member, ATO Public Rulings Panel
• Fellow, Taxation Institute of Australia
• Member, Australasian Law Teachers’ Association
• Member, Australasian Tax Teachers’ Association

Summary of Publications
Bob has published widely, with articles and books in the area of international tax and derivatives. He is co-author of the standard reference Guidebook to Australian International Tax (Legal Books, 2002), Australian Tax Handbook (2004) and Fundamental Tax Legislation (2004). He has presented extensively at seminars and conferences over a number of years.

For a list of Bob Deutsch's publications please click here.

Other
Bob is currently a Director with KPMG in an advisory capacity. Bob was a private sector representative on the Tax Law Improvement Project and a member of the Tax Office’s Part IVA and Public Rulings Panels. He has presented extensively at seminars and conferences over a number of years. Bob is on the Editorial Board of eJournal of Tax Research.