Research Fields
Taxation of trusts, tax administration, stamp duty, GST, tax implications of dealings in goodwill and taxation compliance costs. Michael is currently engaged in faculty funded research into the taxation of activities undertaken in the virtual world.

Previous Positions
Michael joined Atax in 1994, prior to which he was a senior lecturer in taxation in the Postgraduate Taxation Program of the School of Law, University of Natal. Before academic life, Michael was a tax consultant with Ernst & Young and prior to that a solicitor in private practice. In 2008 Michael is Academic Visitor, Faculty of Law, Oxford, and a Visitor at the Oxford Centre for Business Tax.

Professional Memberships

• Fellow, Taxation Institute of Australia

• NSW Education Committee of the Taxation Institute of Australia

• Member, (former Vice President) Australian Tax Teachers Association

• Member Tax Specialist Accreditation Committee, Law Society NSW

• Member of the Australasian Law Teachers Association

• Member of Society of Legal Scholars UK

Summary of Publications
Michael has co-authored several books including Understanding Taxation Law and Compliance Cost Control. Michael has also written and presented many papers on his research topics to practitioner and academic audiences in Australia and overseas. He is co-editor of the eJournal of Taxation Research and he is also author and co-author of a number of articles on taxation compliance costs especially psychological costs of taxation compliance.

For a list of Michael Walpole's publications please click here.

Other
Michael has completed a PhD on the Taxation of Goodwill which has resulted in a number of articles and papers on the taxation of intangible property. He is active in University administration and is the Associate Dean (Education) in the Faculty of Law.