The Griffith Tax Clinic
Journal of Australian Tax, 22(2): 64-95 (2020)
37 Pages Posted: 4 Feb 2021 Last revised: 10 Feb 2021
Date Written: December 7, 2020
Abstract
Griffith University (Queensland) was one of 10 Australian universities chosen to be part of the 2019 National Tax Clinic Project. This project sort to expand the foundation work done by Curtin University (Western Australia) to establish student tax clinics across Australia. The objectives of these clinics was to provide greater access to justice for unrepresented taxpayers, a rich learning environment for students, and greater tax literacy for the community. The Griffith Tax Clinic opened its doors to the public in July 2019, and this article reports the experience of the Griffith Tax Clinic in its first year of operation and sets out key learning and recommendations gleaned from that.
Keywords: WIL, tax clinic, tax
JEL Classification: K34
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