Almost a year ago, I spoke with you at your Annual Conference in a speech called 'Value the past but focus on the future.'I am pleased to be with you, today, in the 'future' that I spoke about last year

At the headline level, the role of the Australian Taxation Office is to administer tax, excise and superannuation laws that fund public services for Australians and give effect to social and economic policy.But what does that say about our role in practical terms? How do we go about achieving...

I am delighted to deliver my first formal address in my new role to the Australasian Tax Teachers' Association, an organisation which has provided me with a valuable forum for sharing perspectives and fostering a common interest in taxation. I have had a long association with ATTA and hope to...

The Tax Office has been making public our annual Compliance Program since 2002 and I am proud to continue our commitment to openness and accountability by releasing this year's program to the community

Ten days ago I returned from the third meeting of the OECD's Forum on Tax Administration in Korea. Thirty-five economies agreed to work together to address the significant and growing problem of international non-compliance with national tax requirements.Four areas were identified to intensify...

The drivers of change affecting revenue agencies are similar to those affecting all public administrators. At their highest level, they are about exacting performance expectations, increasing stakeholder demands and growing public scrutiny. The community is saying: 'if I can bank online, buy...

Corporate values, ethical standards and commitment to the community are themes that also resonate strongly with me. Since becoming Commissioner of Taxation in January this year, I've been emphasising a different way of thinking about tax and tax administration

Those of you who have heard Tax Office speakers before will have heard it said that the Tax Office of the 1990's is focussed on maximising voluntary compliance. With this as our goal, what performance indicator should we set ourselves? With maximum voluntary compliance as our goal, the ultimate...

How do we best meet the challenges of a demanding and rapidly changing society? How can we make concrete our shared commitment to whole of government solutions? And what is timeless? What values would hold true no matter what agency or department you walked into at this or any other time?