Michael Carmody was the Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia from January 1993 to 31 December 2005 and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Customs Service. Australian Taxation Commissioners Robert Ewing - 1917-39 Michael Carmody - 1993-2005 Michael D'Ascenzo - 2005- For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Australian Customs Service is the Australian Federal Government agency responsible for managing the security and integrity of the Australian border facilitating the movement
Career in tax administration
Carmody has been highly regarded internationally for what was viewed as an innovative approach to tax administration. During his almost 13 year career as Federal Commissioner of Taxation, Carmody oversaw the modernisation of the Australian Taxation Office ("ATO"), the implementation of a number of significant reforms to the Australian taxation system, and the design and implementation of a new compliance management program. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO is the principal revenue collection agency for the Australian Government.
Carmody's leadership of the ATO led to its push to encourage taxpayers to deal with the ATO and other Government agencies electronically. The ATO is currently undertaking a major redesign of its information technology systems which Carmody initiated.
History
Carmody joined the ATO in Melbourne in 1968, later moving to the ATO's National Office in Canberra in 1973. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. There he was involved in a wide range of taxation issues, including tax avoidance, legislation and tax reform.
In 1983, Carmody relocated to Sydney where he assumed the role of First Assistant Deputy Commissioner. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Later in the same year, he assumed the role of Deputy Commissioner in the ATO's Parramatta branch. Parramatta (ˈpærɑːmætɑː is a suburb in the west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Returning to National Office in 1986, Carmody was appointed as Second Commissioner in charge of revenue collection and audit, and in the following year, leader of the ATO's "modernisation program".
Carmody had his secondary schooling at St Bernard's College Essendon and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and he participated in Harvard University's Advanced Management Program in 1989. St Bernard's College is a Roman Catholic, secondary, Day school for boys' in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria The University of Melbourne is a Public university located in Melbourne, Victoria.
On 10 November 2005 Carmody announced that he would be leaving the office of Federal Commissioner of Taxation to take up a position as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Customs Service, replacing Lionel Woodward. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was replaced by Second Commissioner Michael D’Ascenzo from 1 January 2006. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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