CGW Bio
A short biography of Chris Wallis (director of Tax Matrix Pty Ltd), including papers and articles.

Taxing Thoughts

Chris Wallis' Papers & Articles

Articles/Papers

• An Iceberg sunk the Titanic - Parts 1-4. Chris Wallis & Tony Evans. November 2010
• Worked analysis of some division 7A issues arising from accounting practices. Tax Matrix. 20 June 2010
• Bucket companies - What must be done by 30 June 2010? Victorian Bar. June 2010
• 9% - What’s in it for Katie? Victorian Bar. May 2010
• What is the "income of the trust estate"? It is a three-step process! Taxation in Australia, 1 September 2009
• How exposed are you? Zipping off FBT returns secures protection. Taxation in Australia, 1 August 2009
• What your accountant doesn't tell you and your financial planner doesn't know. Australasian Legal Conference, 15 August 2008
• Walking the line. Australasian Tax Teachers Association Conference. 23 January 2007
• Why are rulings so difficult and time consuming to read?. Taxation in Australia. 1 May 2005

TIA Papers

• Tax Practice 2006 – Trust Resolutions – problems that arise with standard practice precedent resolutions for trust distributions. Taxation Institute of Australia, Victorian Division. 6 October 2006
• Tax Practice 2006 - Division 7A and Subdivision EA – everyday intra-group dealings that involve a family discretionary trust and family company that create difficult tax treatments. Taxation Institute of Australia, Victorian Division. 6 October 2006
• "How is your practice dealing with intra group debt?". Taxation Institute of Australia, Tasmanian Division. 15 November 2005
• How is your practice dealing with debt between related entities? Taxation Institute of Australia, Tasmanian Division. 15 October 2005
• The interaction between Division 7A and the debt equity rules in SME structures. Taxation Institute of Australia, Victorian Division. 9 September 2004
• Interest - issues that demand attention - now! Taxation Institute of Australia, Queensland Division. 9 February 2004
• "Shareholder loans under s108 and Division 7A". Taxation Insitute of Australia, Victorian Division. 12 September 2003
• “Voluntary and involuntary tax litigation and penalties – objections, prosecutions and penalties”. Taxation Institute of Australia, Tasmanian Division. 18 October 2002
• “A year is a long time in the life of a trust”. Taxation Institute of Australia, Tasmanian Division. 7 June 2002
• “Tax Update – September 2001”. Taxation Institute of Australia, Victorian Division. 27 September 2001
• “Who can now be called a true independent contractor? Part 2”. Taxation Institute of Australia, Victorian Division. 25 September 2001
• "Choice of Structure”. Taxation Institute of Australia, Victorian Division. 1 Jan 1993

ICAA Papers

• "General Tax Update (Part ‘C’) – Focus on Trusts”. Victoria: ICAA 25th Annual Public Practitioners Conference 18-19 April 2002
• “General Tax Update”. Tasmania: ICAA Tasmanian Business Forum 28 February – 2 March 2002
• “Fringe Benefits Tax 2002”. Tasmania: ICAA Tasmanian Business Forum 28 February – 2 March 2002

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