ATO “easy to comply” initiatives to be released at ATTA conference

Federal Tax Commissioner, Mr Michael D`Ascenzo, will release the fourth edition of “Making It Easy to Comply” at the 2007 Australasian Tax Teachers Association (ATTA) Conference in Brisbane this month.

The TC Beirne School of Law at The University of Queensland will host the conference from January 22-24 at Brisbane Customs House.

The fourth edition of the "Making It Easy to Comply" booklet is an update on ATO initiatives aimed at simplifying the process of complying with tax obligations.

Mr D’Ascenzo will also speak on the topic of “Simplifying Tax Administration in a Complex World” at the conference.

Before his appointment as Commissioner, Mr D`Ascenzo held the positions of Second Commissioner (Law) and Chief Tax Counsel.

In these roles he led improvements to the self-assessment system, worked to raise the standard of technical tax decisions and focused on the interpretation and implementation of tax laws, corporate planning, finance and governance.

Mr D`Ascenzo has chaired a number of internal committees and has been involved in numerous other high level Tax Office and external forums, including the National Tax Liaison Group and the Tax Office/Treasury Tax Policy Coordination Committee.

He also had responsibility for the Australian Valuation Office.

For more information on the event, visit www.law.uq.edu.au/attaconference/.