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| Type | Professional association |
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| Headquarters | Sydney, NSW |
Region served | Australia |
Official language | English |
| Website | www |
The Tax Institute, formerly theTaxation Institute of Australia, is a member-based association of tax professionals in Australia. Members includeaccountants,lawyers, and academics.[1]
The Tax Institute was founded in July 1943 by aSydney accountant named Harold Irving.[2]
In March 2010 The Tax Institute and theInstitute of Chartered Accountants in Australia jointly submitted an extensive review of the government's consolidation regime to the Board of Taxation.[3] In August 2010 The Tax Institute welcomed the establishment of the Tax System Advisory Board, while calling for fundamental tax reform.[4] In January 2011 The Tax Institute commented on the Treasury's discussion paper: "Implementation of the recommendations of Treasury's review of the GST margin scheme".[5]
As of 2016 the Tax Institute had over 12,000 members. The Institute provides resources and education to its members, and participates in formulating tax policy with the government.[6]Executives from the institute head up the Australian Tax Research Foundation, a non-profit organisation that researches tax reform at the federal, state and local government levels.[7]
The Tax Institute provides input to the Board of Taxation, a non-statutory government advisory body charged with contributing a business and broader community perspective to improving the design of taxation laws and their operation.[8]
The Tax Institute is a member ofAsia Oceania Tax Consultants' Association (AOTCA).[9][10]
There are three levels of voting membership, in ascending order of importance:[11]
There are also affiliate memberships and student memberships, who do not have voting rights.[11]
