Ken Devos

• BBus(Acc) (Vic College)
• GradDipTax (Monash)
• MTax (RMIT)
• CPA

Ken joined the department in 1998 after 11 years at the Australian Taxation Office. During his time there, he worked in the areas of advising, audit and appeals/review.

He is enrolled in a PhD in taxation at Monash University, and has published in both Australian and overseas tax journals and presented papers at a number of conferences.

Ken is a member of the Tax Teachers Association and CPA Australia. He has presented GST seminars on behalf of CPA Australia.

Teaching

Ken's area of teaching includes taxation law, CPA taxation as well as business taxation and GST.

Research

His research interests are in the areas of tax policy and reform, tax simplification and tax administration.

Recent publications and presentations

Book Chapters

Master Tax Examples (Sydney: CCH Aust) (with L. Nethercott and Dr G. Richardson).
1st ed, 2002
2nd ed, 2003
3rd ed, 2004
4th ed, 2005
5th ed, 2006
6th ed, 2007

Australian Taxation Study Manual (Sydney: CCH Aust) (with L. Nethercott and Dr G. Richardson).
11th ed, 2001
12th ed, 2002
13th ed, 2003
14th ed, 2004
15th ed, 2005
16th ed, 2006

Doing Business in Asia (Sydney: CCH Aust) Contributing Editor’s update of the “Taxation” Chapter
pp 8,081- 8,174 (2000)
pp 8,081- 8,176 (2001)
pp 8,081- 8,203 (2002)
pp 8,081- 8,203 (2003)
pp 8,081- 8,203 (2004)
pp 8,081- 8,211 (2005)
pp 8,081- 8,211 (2006)
pp 8,081- 8,211 (2007)

Refereed journal articles

• “The Attitudes of Australian and New Zealand Tertiary Students Towards Tax Evasion: A Comparative Study and Demographic Analysis” (2006) 4(12) The New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy 293-323
• “The Attitudes of Tertiary Students on Tax Evasion and the Penalties for Tax Evasion- A Pilot Study and Demographic Analysis” (2005) 2(3) eJournal of Tax Research 222-273. 
• “Penalties and Sanctions for Taxation Offences in the United Kingdom and the Implications for Taxpayer Non-Compliance” (2005) 7(45) European Taxation 287-30.
• “Penalties and Sanctions for Taxation Offences in Selected Anglo-Saxon Countries: Implications for Taxpayer Compliance and Tax Policy” (2004) vol14 Revenue Law Journal 32-101.
• “Penalties and Sanctions for Taxation Offences in New Zealand: Implications for Taxpayer Compliance” (2004) 3(10) The New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy 213-245.
• “Taxation Offences under the Tax Administration Act (1953) and their Relevant Penalties and Sanctions- Implications for Taxpayer Non-Compliance” (2003) 3(9) Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin 97-105.
• “Penalties and Sanctions for Australian Taxation Crimes and the Implications for Taxpayer Compliance” (2002) 3(17) Australian Tax Forum 257-286.
• “Taxation Crimes in Australia and the Commissioner’s Prosecution Policy” (2001) 9(7) Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin 218-226.
• “To what Extent has the Commissioner of Taxation Exploited the Doctrine of LPP through the Issue of s 264 Notices?” (2000) 4(29) Australian Tax Review 205-223.
• “The Deductibility of Interest Expense in Anglo-American Countries: A Comparison and Review of Policy” (1999) vol 9 Revenue Law Journal 33-57 (with Dr G. Richardson)
• “Australia’s Tax Law Simplification: History, Progress and Future Developments” (1999) 3(5) The New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy 177-186 (with Dr G. Richardson)
• “A Critical Review and Analysis of the Tax Law Improvement Project” (1998) 4(10) Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin 369-378 (with Dr G. Richardson)

Non-referred journal articles

• “Australia’s Goods and Services Tax and Pay As You Go System” (2000) Malaysian Tax Nasional, 8-19.
• “Subdivision 118 -B Capital Gains Tax Main Residence Exemption” (1999) Taxation in Australia (Blue Edition) 479-481
• “Healthy Interest - Why a delicatessen’s Bread and Butter Issues of Interest Deductibility lead to a case of indigestion for the Commissioner” (1998) Taxation in Australia (Blue Edition) 198-203

Conference presentations

• "Taxpayers Attitudes Towards Tax Evasion and the Penalties for Tax Evasion", presented at the Global Business and Technology Association International Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 2005.