The Tax Institute, formerly the Taxation Institute of Australia, is a member-based association of tax professionals in Australia. Members include accountants, lawyers and academics. The Tax Institute was founded in July 1943 by a Sydney accountant named Harold Irving. 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. Executives from the institutehead up the Australian Tax Research Foundation, a non-profit organisation that researches tax reform at the federal, state and local government levels. 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. In March 2010 The Tax Institute and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia jointly submitted an extensive review of the government's consolidation regime to the Board of Taxation. In August 2010 The Tax Institute welcomed the establishment of the Tax SystemAdvisory Board, while calling for fundamental tax reform. 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". There are 3 levels of voting membership, in ascending order of importance: Associates Fellows Chartered Tax Advisers
Flagship 2020 Event - The Tax Summit 2020
The Tax Summit 2020 combines the best ofNational Convention and NSW Tax Forum and will focus on specific happenings, challenges, reports and events within the tax and accounting landscape. The event’s theme, ‘Now & When’, will explore what our profession currently stands for whilst thinking ahead to the future. There will be more than 60 sessions delivered by local and global tax experts, across SME, Corporate and Hot Topic streams. The Tax Summit also includes keynote sessions and four new streams: Professional Practice, Emerging Leaders, International and Technology. On top of our stellar line-up of speakers, the event also features the hugely popular networking events our National Convention has been famous for, the Welcome Reception, and The Gala Dinner featuring The Tax Adviser of the Year Awards. This is a must-attend event for tax professionals. .
