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The government has announced three new appointments to the Board of Taxation.
Govt names new appointments to Board of Taxation
22 May 2015
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Neville Mitchell, Karen Payne and Ann-Maree Wolff have all been appointed to the board, while John Emerson has been made deputy chair after serving several years as a board member.
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the new appointments will put the board in a strong position to support the national debate around tax reform coinciding with the government’s tax white paper process.
Mr Mitchell has been chief financial officer and company secretary of Cochlear Limited since its listing in 1995 and is president of the Group of 100, a peak body for the senior finance executives at Australia's largest private and public business enterprises.
Ms Payne is a partner in Minter Ellison's tax practice and has previously assisted the board as an expert panel member on a number of reviews. She is a member of the tax committees of the Law Council of Australia and Property Council of Australia.
Ms Wolff is currently Asia Pacific head of tax for Rio Tinto and has been involved in tax policy development as part of her roles on the executive committee for the Corporate Tax Association and tax committees for the Business Council of Australia and Minerals Council of Australia.
The appointments of Mr Mitchell, Ms Payne and Ms Wolff are for a period of three years; the reappointment of Mr Emerson is for a period of two years.
The Board of Taxation is a non-statutory advisory body, contributing a business and broader community perspective in improving the design of taxation laws and their operation.
- <p>I have been involved with the Board of Taxation as Working Group Member and also involved in a number of their consultations. The structure of these involvements and consultations do appear to inform the BoT of the "man in the street view". I have known one member of the Board from a number of involvements and can assure you that he is certainly a voice of "reality". I also look at some of the recent papers from the Board and see that it has taken some real positive steps to support the Small Business real world.<br>So my interactions with them over the last few years suggests that they are structured and keen to understand a view that isn't just the top end of town.</p>0
- <p>The Board of Taxation has never been concerned with the man on the street. It is made up of corporate players and major accounting firm partners, with a view to benefit big business and high net wealth individuals.</p><p>Taxpayers Australia (Australian Taxpayers Assoc) is the body that represents the working middle class who pay the bulk of tax.</p>0
- <p>seriously?? Have any of these appointees got any idea what the man in the street needs, wants, or thinks? They are either representatives of big business or ivory tower.</p><p>What about some real "man in the street" representation.</p>0
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