16th International Atax Tax Administration Conference

UNSW School of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

UNSW School of AAT invite you to the 16th International  Atax Tax Administration   Conference: ‘Tax Administration: Getting It Right’

Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

About this eventThe International Conference on Tax Administration is a prestigious biennial event bringing together leading tax administrators, tax administration policymakers, academics, and practitioners from around the globe.The theme of the 2025 conference is ‘Tax Administration: Getting It Right’. The conference will explore latest developments and innovations in revenue administration in Australia and overseas. These include (not limited to):<ul><li>digitalisation, in particular artificial intelligence (AI), how it is changing (transforming) tax administration and the tax profession and the implications for policy, ethical exploitation, cyber security and educating the next generation of tax professionals;</li><li>innovations in service delivery and tax compliance strategies;</li><li>developments in taxpayer rights and dispute resolution including how they are evolving in a digitalised environment;</li><li>tax administration’s role in reducing inequality, including new approaches to protecting the vulnerable (UN Sustainability Development Goal 10);</li><li>developments in globalisation of revenue administration (e.g. mutual cooperation on tax risks and data exchange and exploitation);</li><li>implementing and administering environmental taxes including how service and compliance techniques are being adapted; and</li><li>any other national or international developments in tax administration.</li></ul> Conference programJoin prominent tax researchers, policymakers, regulators, and administrators from Australia and across the globe at our 2025 conference ‘Tax Administration: Getting It Right’ and explore together contemporary issues in administering tax systems. Topics include digitalisation, particularly AI, and the future of tax administration and the tax profession, the latest innovations in service delivery and tax compliance and the increasing role tax is playing in sustainability (ESG) including tax administration’s role in protecting the vulnerable (UN Sustainability Development Goal 10). Keynote speakers will include leaders in tax administration Rob Heferen, Commissioner, Australian Taxation Office Commissioner and Peter Mersi, Commissioner and CEO, Inland Revenue New Zealand and distinguished academics Professor Benjamin Alarie University of Toronto and co-author with Abdi Aidid of The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better, Professor Penelope Tuck, University of Birmingham, UK, sharing her insights on whether environmental taxes policy and practice is stacking up. In our special session sponsored by UNSW Tax and Business Advisory Clinic in collaboration with the Center for Taxpayer Rights join Nina Olson, Executive Director of the Centre for Taxpayer Rights, Professor Les Book, Villanova University Pennsylvania, and other leading voices discussing Can Tax Contribute to Reducing Inequality? The program will also showcase innovative research with presenters vying for the Cedric Sandford Medal and a dedicated session sponsored by ADBI discussing Contemporary Tax Administration issues in the Asia-Pacific region. <h4>Current Program</h4>Coming soon. An important objective of our conference is to showcase new original research on these important themes. If you would like to have your research considered for presentation at the conference details on making a proposal can be found <a href="https://unsw.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/bus-dms/acct/Ed0pYOf0qQNGjVvaFFBFJXMBcZfIZDmT2ha3IHVNpHzlHg?e=LtFc8G" title="https://unsw.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/bus-dms/acct/Ed0pYOf0qQNGjVvaFFBFJXMBcZfIZDmT2ha3IHVNpHzlHg?e=LtFc8G" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a> 'call for papers'. Event DetailsWhen: 8 and 9 April 2025Where: <a href="https://www.pullmansydneyhydepark.com.au/" title="https://www.pullmansydneyhydepark.com.au/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pullman Sydney Hyde Park</a>, 36 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2010Conference Dinner: 8 April 2025Contact: <a href="mailto:tblconferences@unsw.edu.au" title="mailto:tblconferences@unsw.edu.au" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">tblconferences@unsw.edu.au</a>, UNSW Business School, School of Accounting, Auditing and TaxationEarly bird registration fee (full conference): AU$935 (closes by 31 January 2025)Full registration fee (full conference): AU$1,035 Conference Accommodation<a href="https://www.pullmansydneyhydepark.com.au/" title="https://www.pullmansydneyhydepark.com.au/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pullman Sydney Hyde Park</a> 36 College Street Sydney NSW 2010A special conference rate of $289AUD per room per night at the <a href="https://www.pullmansydneyhydepark.com.au/" title="https://www.pullmansydneyhydepark.com.au/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pullman Sydney Hyde Park</a> will be offered to delegates for the following dates:Check-in: Monday, 7 April 2025Check-out: Thursday, 10 April 2025To access this exclusive offer for Tax Administration Conference participants, please use this <a href="https://www.idem.events/r/intl-tax-conference-b6cf6540" title="https://www.idem.events/r/intl-tax-conference-b6cf6540" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link</a> for individual reservations.You are also welcome to contact the Pullman Sydney Hyde Park reservations team directly by phone or email. Please quote UNS040424 or mention “UNSW International ATAX Conference on Tax Administration 2025” at the time of booking.Phone: +61 2 9361 8400 Email: <a href="mailto:H8763@ACCOR.COM" title="mailto:H8763@ACCOR.COM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">H8763@ACCOR.COM</a>Rates are AU$289.00 inclusive of GST and Breakfast for 1 person, per room, per night.Parking rates (current at 2024):Day Rate - AU$40pp for Full DayOvernight - AU$62pp

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