Mr John Tretola

Biography/ Background

10 years experience in the Australian Taxation Office in audit related roles. Over 2 years experience in one of Adelaide's leading law firms in their tax and commercial division and over 2 years experience in an accounting firm as a senior tax accountant. Proprietor of a small tax agent practice since 2003.

Qualifications

B Com. (Adel); LL.B (with Hons)(Adel); G.D.L.P. (Law Soc.); M. Tax (UNSW); LL.M (Global Business Law) (La Trobe); CPA.

Teaching Interests

Commercial Law I; Commercial Law and Information Systems (Masters); Income Tax Law III; Business Taxes & GST (undergraduate and Masters) and the Legal Aspects of International Business III.

Publications

Australian Taxation Review, Volume 34, December 2005, joint paper with Domenic Carbone entitled "FCT v Hart. An analysis of the impact of the High Court decision on the application of Part IVA".

Revenue Law Journal, Volume 16, December 2006 at pages 73-98, "The interpretation of taxation legislation by the courts- a reflection on the views of Justice Graham Hill".

Revenue Law Journal, Volume 17, December 2007 at pages 104-125, "The Simplified Tax System- Has it simplified tax at all and, if so, should it be extended"?

Revenue Law Journal, Volume 18 (2008) at pages 1-14, "A loan by any other name would smell as sweet".

Professional Associations

Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia; Member of the Law Society of SA and a CPA member of CPA Australia.

Professional Interests

Current National tax trainer with the Taxation Institute of Australia in their structured education program. Tax Trainer with the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 26 May 2009