Keith James

Background

About Keith James

Keith is a key figure in tax advisory, having been in significant roles within the profession for over 30 years. He was appointed by the Federal Government to the Board of Taxation in March 2004 and was appointed Deputy Chair in May 2011. Keith’s 10 year term ended in 2014. He conducted a review of the Tax Agents Services Act and the Tax Practitioners Board in 2019. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in Australia since 2014 in tax law and is a recommended tax lawyer in the 2015 Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession. Keith’s involvement with the tax profession has extended to Chairman of the Public Accountants Committee, Victorian President, National Councillor and Chairman of the Taxation Centre of Excellence and the National Tax Advisory Committee for CPA Australia. Keith was the accounting profession representative on the Commissioner of Taxation’s Advisory Panel, his National Liaison Committee and the Advisory Committee on the Taxpayers Charter. He was joint Chairman of the working party on the National Review of Standards of the Tax Profession, and a member of the steering committee of the Pappas Carter Report that reviewed the Australian Taxation Office’s large case audit program. Keith was also a member of the Victorian Auditor General’s Audit Committee for many years. Keith has extensive legal and tax experience. His clients are substantive corporate groups in property and construction, energy and resources, investment and funds management, and tourism. Keith also advises high-net-worth families and receives referrals from many accountants and lawyers. Keith was appointed a Part-Time Senior Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in 2019.