Laura is a regional director in the ATO’s Private Wealth Engagement and Assurance Services. She manages teams within the Western Australia and South Australian region undertaking work within the Tax Avoidance Taskforce including the Top 500, Next 5000 and Medium and Emerging performance work programs. Laura joined the ATO in 1997 and has a depth of experience within the client engagement stream. She has been in Private Wealth for the last 10 years leading teams undertaking the Tax Avoidance Taskforce work programs and projects on the Research and Development Tax Incentive. She was the project lead for the implementation of the Loss Carry Back 2021 Budget Measure.