Ian has worked in the Australian Taxation Office for over 30 years beginning his career as a graduate. Since 2000, Ian has held several senior executive positions in areas such as Small Business, Capability, Superannuation and Large Business. Ian moved to Indirect Tax in December 2011 as Senior Assistant Commissioner of Compliance, Strategy and Systems where he was responsible for the identification and management of indirect tax compliance risks. In May 2013, Ian moved to the position of Senior Assistant Commissioner of Active Compliance in Indirect Tax. He is now responsible for managing the active compliance activities and the resource investment to address the indirect tax compliance risks across Micro, SME, Large Markets, Refund Integrity and Serious Evasion.