Council & Committees

Matthew Pawson CTA

President

Matthew is a Consultant Lawyer and previous Managing Director at Rae & Partners in Launceston, Tasmania and formerly the Managing Partner of Peter Worrall Lawyers. He has been practising as a commercial lawyer for 17 years. Matthew specialises in complex commercial and property transactions, business structuring, corporations law, succession planning, estate planning and tax advice, and has advised many businesses and community organisations about corporate governance issues. After being appointed to the Tasmanian State Council of The Tax Institute, Matthew served as State Chair in 2012-13 and has contributed to the organisation and running of numerous CPD events offered by The Tax Institute in Tasmania. During the period 2010-1015, Matthew completed six years' service as a National Councillor for Tasmania, where he variously held the positions of National Treasurer, Chair of the Information Products Working Group and member of the Investment and Audit Committees of The Tax Institute. Matthew served as National Vice President in 2016. Matthew is also a regular presenter and author for the Law Society of Tasmania on GST and other commercial law and practice management topics and a guest lecturer for the University of Tasmania Postgraduate Legal Practice Training program.

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Tracey Rens CTA

Vice President

Tracey is a Corporate & International Tax Partner at Deloitte. She has 18 years of cross-border M&A, international structuring and advisory experience. Tracey provides advice on all major areas of Australian tax including capital gains tax issues relating to acquisitions, divestments and restructures, loss management and integrity issues, repatriation matters, tax consolidation and IFRS.

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Peter Godber CTA

Treasurer

Peter is a consultant to Grant Thornton. He has over 30 years experience in giving professional taxation advice and dealing with change to Australian tax laws. Peter provides advice in many areas of taxation, including business taxation, business and investment structuring, international tax planning, prudential tax audits and tax risk management. Peter is a past State Chair of The Tax Institute’s Queensland Division and is currently a member of the Institute’s National Council.

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Stuart Glasgow CTA

Stuart CTA, is a Client Service Director of Mutual Trust in Melbourne. He has over 20 years of experience in Chartered Accounting. As a taxations specialist for privately owned businesses, he has provided consulting services in all areas of taxation including capital gains tax, structuring of businesses for asset protection and succession planning, business restructures, trusts and corporate tax issues. He also provides tax and commercial transaction support services. Stuart is a National Councillor, Victorian State Councillor and is a member of the Victorian Education Committee, Victorian Technical Committee, National Convention Organising Committee and Information Products Working Group.

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Stephen Heath CTA

Steve is a Partner in the Taxation & Revenue section of Wallmans Lawyers with his principal practice areas being superannuation and tax. He also works on general commercial matters with a focus on tax planning, business structuring and insurance. Steve is a member of The Tax Institute’s State Council and National Council.

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Len Hertzman CTA

Len recently joined the ATO as an Assistant Commissioner with the Tax Counsel Network and is based in Perth. He was previously a tax partner at Ashurst and has worked as a tax lawyer for over 25 years in Australia and Canada. He is a member of the WA State Council of The Tax Institute.

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Margaret Marshall CTA

Marg is a Partner of WLF Accounting & Advisory in Hobart. She has over 25 years' experience in tax advisory at a technical level. Marg advises clients of all types from individuals to large, listed entities, specialising particularly in transaction and structuring advice, capital gains tax, not-for-profit tax concessions, and deceased estates. She has been a member of the Tasmanian State Council since 2011 and is immediate past State Chair. She is also a member of the Program Committee for National Convention. Marg has a strong interest in the not-for-profit sector and is Treasurer of Board of Colony 47. She is also a member and past Tasmanian regional councillor of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. She regularly participates in tax law consultations and has presented for TTI and CAANZ in the past.

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Tim Neilson CTA

Tim is a Special Counsel of Greenwoods & Freehills Pty Limited in Melbourne. Tim is a legal practitioner who practices primarily in the area of income tax and capital gains tax, generally for "large business and international" type clients, mainly in financing, major projects and M&A. He is a former State Chairman and current National Councillor of The Tax Institute, and a member of the Advisory Board for the Monash University Journal of Australian Taxation. He has published frequently in professional journals and spoken at professional organisation conferences and seminars and guest lectures in the University of Melbourne's Masters of Laws program.

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Jerome Tse CTA

Jerome Tse, CTA, is a Partner at King & Wood Mallesons in Sydney, specialising in taxation disputes and litigation. Jerome advises multinationals, corporations and business owners on all aspects of Australian tax disputes from the pre-audit stage through to High Court litigation. He also guides clients through negotiations with revenue authorities, alternative dispute resolution processes, advance pricing agreements and mutual agreement procedures, and coordinates KWM’s global transfer pricing practice.

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Todd Want

Todd Want, CTA, is a Director in the Tax Services division at William Buck in Sydney, where he specialises in small-to-medium enterprise tax matters. Todd advises his clients on a broad range of tax issues, while he also provides specialist consulting services to accountants, lawyers, financial planners and other professionals in public practice to assist them in advising their clients. Todd is also a regular presenter for The Tax Institute at various conferences and events.

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