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The Tax Institute
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This month we talked to Patrick Norman, Lawyer at Birchstone Tax Law and dux of CTA2A Advanced for Study Period 2 2021, to discuss the most valuable modules from the CTA2A subject, and how he...
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This month we talked to Natalie Metcalfe, Senior Analyst, Tax & Legal at Deloitte and dux of Advanced Superannuation for Study Period 1 2021. As an active candidate in the Graduate Diploma In...
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This month we talked to Helena Papapostolou, winner of our Emerging Tax Star Award and Gordon Cooper Memorial Scholarship in 2021. Currently a Senior Associate at Greenwoods & Herbert Smith...
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This month we talked to Brayden Irving, CTA, Director, Private Business Tax & Advisory at Grant Thornton who was the national winner of the Justice Graham Hill Scholarship and Dux of CTA3...
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This article was originally published as the preamble for our weekly newsletter, TaxVine. This week, Bridgid Cowling, Chair of The Tax Institute’s Not-For-Profit Technical Committee, addressed...
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This month we talked to DJ Alexander, Lawyer at MinterEllison, and the Dux of CTA2AAdvanced in Study Period 1 2021. He explains how the CTA Program has enabled him to efficiently identify...
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This month we talked to Helen Cameron, Accountant & Tax Adviser at Ulton, and the Dux of Advanced Superannuation in study period 2, 2020. She shares the most valuable aspect of studying this...
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The R&D Tax Incentive ('RDTI') has for many years been, and continues to be, the Australian Government's principal measure to encourage industry R&D. As a program based on self-assessment, the...