Select Publications
Journal articles
2014, 'The taxation of trusts: discourse has not been helpful', Weekly Tax Bulletin
,2014, 'Streaming notional net capital gains on vesting of discretionary trust asset in beneficiary: The “net financial benefit” difficulty', Weekly Tax Bulletin
,2014, 'Defective pattern of distributions test guarantees revenue loss usage', Tax Specialist, 18, pp. 60 - 72, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=775886739331652;res=IELBUS
,2014, 'Lambert v FCT: Accountant and taxpayer trip up over discretionary trust', Australian Tax Law Bulletin, 1, pp. 36 - 41, http://www.lexisnexis.com/au/legal/results/docview/attachRetrieve.do?csi=413869&A=0.2619583231313879&ersKey=23_T21822173935&urlEnc=ISO-8859-1&inline=y&smi=34591&componentseq=1&key=5CRB-N481-DYYB-T4TP-00000-00&type=pdf&displayType=full_pdf&lni=5CRB-N481-DYYB-T4TP&docTitle=Re%20Lambert%20and%20Commissioner%20of%20Taxation:%20discretionary%20trust%20trips%20up%20accountant%20and%20client%20of%20accountant
,2013, 'The Oswal Case: difficulty of streaming a notional net capital gain to a beneficiary who has a vested interest in the asset', Weekly Tax Bulletin, pp. 2079 - 2082
,2013, 'Extinguishment of tax attributes (e.g. losses) on death under Australia's income tax is anomalous and inequitable', Australian Tax Forum: a journal of taxation policy, law and reform, pp. 233 - 271, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=834461540376443;res=IELBUS
,2013, 'CGT Event K7 provides loss recognition for personal consumption expenditure; History, anomalies and policy basis', Australian Tax Review, http://www.westlaw.com.au/maf/wlau/app/document?docguid=I0c294434fa6811e29378fed7a4e63506&tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&isTocNav=true&startChunk=1&endChunk=1
,2013, 'Removal of FBT statutory formula for valuing car fringe benefits is "just" the removal of a tax concession', , pp. 1339 - 1343
,2013, 'What should be the timing rule for 'derivation' of assessable income by beneficiaries of discretionary trusts?', Journal of Australian Taxation, 15, pp. 85 - 131, http://www.jausttax.com/Articles_Free/JAT%20Volume%2015,%20Issue%201%20-%20Boccabella.pdf
,2012, 'An ordered approach to the tax rules for problem solving in a first Australian income taxation law course can improve student performance', eJournal of Tax Research, 10, pp. 621 - 656
,2012, 'Another skirmish on the discretionary trust battlefield', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 47, pp. 1710 - 1714
,2011, 'High Court special leave application in Clark trust resettlement case: suggested considerations - Part 2', Weekly Tax Bulletin
,2011, 'A loss-carryback rule for business losses in Australia: Some initial thoughts', Weekly Tax Bulletin, pp. 1710 - 1714
,2011, 'High Court special leave application in Clark trust resettlement case: suggested considerations - Part 1', Weekly Tax Bulletin, pp. 1166 - 1170
,2011, 'Is the Clark trust case a reminder of another mystery “lurking” in the Trust Loss Rules?', Weekly Tax Bulletin, pp. 573 - 575
,2011, 'Theft of trading stock: preventing a double deduction on loss by theft is problematic', Australian Tax Review, 40, pp. 26 - 51
,2010, 'Special leave application in Anstis raises some fundamental issues', Weekly Tax Bulletin, pp. 389 - 392
,2009, 'Taxing the family home: status quo is not a principled position', Weekly Tax Bulletin
,2009, 'Self-education expenses - the importance of the Anstis case', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2009, pp. 671 - 673
,2009, 'Taxing the family home: status quo is not a principled position', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2009, pp. 2305 - 2308
,2009, 'The Anstis appeal and self-education expenses: deduction denial more likely', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2009, pp. 1500 - 1504
,2008, '$250 deduction denial for expenses of self-education: Retention of Section 82A is a mystery', Australian Tax Review, 37, pp. 164 - 191
,2007, 'Are Mortgage Discharge Fees and Expenses', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2007, pp. 1633 - 1635
,2007, 'Continuity of Business Test and Large Company Tax Losses: Yes, No, Perhaps and Yes Again', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2007, pp. 866 - 867
,2007, 'Enactment of deduction rule regarding travel between workplaces or income producing activities can lead to errors', Journal of Australian Taxation, 10, pp. 133 - 181, http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/JlATax/2007/4.html
,2007, 'Inclusion in cost base of investment property of interest denied deductibility under a split loan because of Part IVA: some follow up analysis', Revenue Law Journal, 17, pp. 138 - 160
,2007, 'Share sales at amounts significantly in excess of market value on long-dated payment terms', Australian Tax Review, 36, pp. 78 - 99
,2007, 'Should CGT Asset Cost Base Inclusion take Priority over the Black-Hole Expenditure Section?', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2007, pp. 2093 - 2096
,2006, 'The "no gain/no loss" rule: A reminder of nothings', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2006, pp. 1176 - 1179
,2005, 'ATO`s determination on CGT cost base inclusion for interest expenditure denied deductibility under split loans because of Part IVA is flawed and misleading', Revenue Law Journal, 15, pp. 50 - 89
,2005, 'Is the Australian Taxation Office failing to use all its weapons aggressive tax planning? An analysis against the facts in Puzey v FCT', Journal of Australian Taxation, 8, pp. 217 - 288
,2004, 'Does the interest expenditure denied deductibility in Hart's case enter the CGT cost base of the investment property? An examination of the key issues', Australian Tax Review, 33, pp. 216 - 238
,2003, 'ATO's scrutiny of service trusts (entities) may result in over-punishment of taxpayers', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2003, pp. 1359 - 1361
,2003, 'Denial of franking account credit for carry forward surplus may expose companies to 'franking additional tax'', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2003, pp. 1274 - 1278
,2003, 'Home loan unit trust arrangement: nature and quantum of advantage sought and analysis of tax effectiveness under the non-Part IVA provisions', Australian Tax Review, 32, pp. 73 - 102
,2003, 'Home loan unit trust arrangements: analysis of application of Part IVA', Australian Tax Review, 32, pp. 236 - 277
,2003, 'Was the ATO too quick in rejecting a cash basis of 'incurred' - analysis of ATO's rejection against the background of a standard split loan', Australian Tax Review, 32, pp. 103 - 121
,2003, 'Wish list of inclusions in forthcoming ruling on distributions of partnership profits', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2003, pp. 1869 - 1873
,2002, 'Assessable income dropout of receivables on changeover from cash to accruals tax accounting: Another nail in Henderson coffin', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2002, pp. 1951 - 1955
,2002, 'Budplan case: Not a victory on every front for the Commissioner', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2002, pp. 680 - 684
,2002, 'Discount capital gains and car fringe benefits: Where is tax paternalism when it`s really needed?', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2002, pp. 720 - 723
,2002, 'Home loan unit trust arrangement: Response to some pro-taxpayer assertions', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2002, pp. 883 - 888
,2002, 'Non self-executing nature of Part IVA: Potential opportunity for ATO, and pitfall for taxpayers', Weekly Tax Bulletin, pp. 1814 - 1818
,2002, 'Success of latest home loan tax scheme relies on taxation of imputed rent', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2002, pp. 206 - 209
,2002, 'Tips and Gratuities: Inconsistent treatment is hard to justify', The Tax Specialist, 5, pp. 110 - 116
,2002, 'Vincent case contains one concern for ATO', Weekly Tax Bulletin, 2002, pp. 1098 - 1100
,2001, 'GST: Selling business cars - another pitfall for the unwary', Goods and Services Tax Journal, 148
,2001, 'GST: Selling business cars - another pitfall for the unwary', Weekly Tax Bulletin, pp. 1539 - 1541
,2001, 'Political Parties and ATO embrace presumptive taxes: Scope for further use?', Weekly Tax Bulletin, pp. 1509 - 1513
,2001, 'PSI Rules and Part IVA: Unlikely to be an exclusive code', Weekly Tax Bulletin, pp. 1235 - 1236
,