CIOT: Australian Tax Expert Joins ADIT Board
Prof. Vann is a well known international taxation expert with extensive experience in international and Australian tax issues. He is Challis Professor of Law at the University of Sydney and specialises in corporate, comparative, and international taxation. As an Academic Board member Prof. Vann will contribute to the oversight and approval in relation to ADIT examiners, syllabus, exam papers and involvement with taxation bodies around the world.
Prof. Vann will join the other Academic Board members:
John Avery Jones Retired
Philip Baker Grays Inn Chambers
Malcolm Gammie Chambers of Anthony Grabiner QC
Kees van Raad International Tax Center Leiden
Jefferson VanderWolk US Senate Committee on Finance
The Chair of the CIOT’s ADIT Sub-Committee, John Cullinane, said:
"I am delighted that Professor Vann has agreed to take on the role of Academic Board member. He is a greatly respected tax expert known for his contribution to international taxation through his academic positions, publications, consultancies and roles with international organisations.
“Technical rigour and adherence to a global standard of examination are of paramount importance to the Institute. We are proud of the role we play in maintaining high standards in the tax profession and enhancing the value and reputation of tax professionals around the world."
Prof. Vann will formally join the Academic Board at its next meeting to be held in Oxford, UK on 8 July 2011.
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Enquiries to:
Irene Redman (Business Development Officer) Tel: +44 (0)20 7340 0574 Email: iredman@tax.org.uk
Stacey Scott-Joseph (ADIT Business Development Assistant) Tel +44 (0)20 7340 0575 Email: sscott-joseph@adit.org.uk
Notes to Editors
1. Short Biography of Richard J. Vann
Richard Vann is Challis Professor of Law at the University of Sydney. In 2006 he was William K Jacobs Jr Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School and has taught regularly at New York University School of Law. He specialises in corporate, comparative and international taxation. He is a graduate of the University of Queensland, Australia and Oxford University, UK.
Professor Vann has held many government consultancies in Australia, including the Review of Business Taxation (1998-1999), the Review of International Taxation (2002-2003) and the Australian Taxation Office Public Rulings Panels on international and indirect taxation (1995-). He has worked extensively for international organisations for over 20 years – including two fulltime periods as Counsel (Taxation) in the Legal Department of the International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, USA (1990-1991) and as Head, Central and Eastern Europe and NIS Program, Fiscal Affairs Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France (1992-1995). He is a member of the Permanent Scientific Committee of the International Fiscal Association and an International Research Fellow of the Centre for Business Taxation at the Said Business School of Oxford University.&! nbsp; He participates in a number of international groups which publish books and articles on comparative and international taxation and has also published broadly on Australian taxation.
2. ADIT, the Advanced Diploma in International Taxation, is a specialist advanced qualification in international and cross border taxation, administered and awarded by the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT). It is a modular qualification, developed and supervised by leading international tax practitioners and academics, to meet the needs of international tax pracititioners working in the corporate arena. Those who hold the qualification may use the designatory letters "ADIT" and may apply to become an "International Tax Affiliate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation". This ongoing link with the CIOT will entitle the individual to receive a range of benefits. For fu! rther details please see the ADIT website: http://www.adit.org.uk.
3. The CIOT is a charity and the leading professional body in the United Kingdom concerned solely with taxation. Its Royal Charter is one of its governing documents. The Royal Charter is for bodies that work in the public interest (such as professional institutes or charities) and demonstrate pre-eminence, stability and permanence in their particular field.
4. The CIOT's primary purpose is to promote education and the study of administration and practice of taxation. One of the key aims is to achieve a better, more efficient tax system for all affected by it – taxpayers, advisers and authorities.
The CIOT's 15,400 members have the practicing title of 'Chartered Tax Adviser' and the designatory letters 'CTA'.
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