Vanessa has more than 25 years experience as a tax specialist, with an interest in the tax and succession issues faced by privately owned enterprises and family groups.
She has extensive knowledge in areas such as tax structuring, cross border issues, asset acquisitions and divestments, and tax issues arising for trusts.
She has written and presented many papers for key professional associations, such as the Tax Institute of Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Television Education Network, and Company Secretaries of Australia.
Vanessa is a Chartered Accountant and has degrees in Teaching, Commerce (majoring in Accounting and Economics) and a Masters in Tax Law. She is a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia, a member of the Tax Discussion Group No. 14 and the Challis Group.
Vanessa also runs a monthly webinar tax update to approximately 150 accounting firms across Australia.
She is currently a Member of the State Council for the Taxation Institute of Australia.
