Professor Stephen Barkoczy

Professor
BA, LLB, M Tax Law, PhD,

Professional Profile

Professor Stephen Barkoczy has lectured, published and practised widely in areas of taxation law, superannuation law and venture capital law. From 1998 to 2010, he was a Consultant with the law firm Blake Dawson. In 2011, he was appointed for a three-year term to the Commonwealth Government's Venture Capital Committee of Innovation Australia.

Stephen has held positions as Chairman of the Law Institute of Victoria's Tax and Revenue Committee and as Principal Examiner of its Tax Law Specialisation Program. He has also consulted to government (including the Australian Taxation Office, State Revenue Office and Treasury) and participated on various panels (including the Advisory Panel to the Board of Taxation). He is a member of the international teaching faculty of the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and will be teaching in its LLM program in International Tax Law in 2013.

Stephen is the author/co-author/editor of over 40 editions of seven books: Foundation of Taxation Law (1st - 4th eds), Government Venture Capital Incentives - a Multi-Jurisdiction Comparative Analysis, Pooled Development Funds Handbook, Australian Taxation Law (6th - 22nd eds), Core Tax Legislation and Study Guide (1st - 15th eds), Australian Tax Casebook (1st -10th eds) and The Australian GST Guide (loose-leaf service). He is also a former editor of the Journal of Australian Taxation.

Stephen is the recipient of the Dean of Law's Award for Teaching Excellence and Monash University's Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence. He is also a recipient of an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Award for Teaching Excellence in Law. In 2008, he received the Prime Minister's Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year.

Areas of Expertise

Taxation law
Superannuation law
Venture capital law

Teaching Commitments

Taxation law (T2) 2012 (LAW5152)
Superannuation Law & Practice (T3) 2012 (LAW7122)