Sonali Walpola

Dr Sonali Walpola is an Associate Professor at the ANU College of Business and Economics. Sonali's research interests broadly encompass taxation law and policy and the nature of common law developments. Her recent projects have analysed integrity measures to address tax avoidance through trusts, the interpretation of the residence article in double tax agreements, and the Australian High Court's attitude to change in the common law. Sonali is a co-editor of Austaxpolicy, the Journal of Australian Taxation and Law&History, which is the journal of the Australia New Zealand Law History Society. Sonali is a fellow of the ANU Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, a member of The Tax Institute Higher Education Academic Board, and the Academic Lead of the ANU Tax Clinic, which she co-founded in 2019.

Contact Details

Website : https://www.cbe.anu.edu.au/about/staff-directory/?profile=Sonali-Walpola


Articles

  • Invitation to Contribute to Budget Forum 2026, 01 May 2026
  • Austaxpolicy – ANU and Monash Collaboration, 20 Mar 2026
  • Call for Papers: Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations at 250, 06 Mar 2026
  • Happy Holidays from Austaxpolicy 2025, 20 Dec 2025
  • Our Thanks and Appreciation for Teck Chi Wong’s Outstanding Service, 25 Nov 2025
  • Austaxpolicy – Editorial Team Update, 25 Aug 2025
  • Do Analysts Understand the Complexities of Corporate Tax Avoidance?, 19 May 2025
  • Happy Holidays from Austaxpolicy, 20 Dec 2024
  • Happy Holidays from Austaxpolicy, 17 Dec 2023
  • Happy Holidays from Austaxpolicy, 16 Dec 2022
  • [October Budget 2022] What the Budget Did Not Address – Unfair Tax Minimisation Using Discretionary Trusts, 18 Nov 2022
  • [Budget Forum 2022] Trusts and Tax Avoidance – Extension of Funding for ATO Taskforce, 26 Apr 2022
  • Happy Holidays from Austaxpolicy, 20 Dec 2021
  • [Budget Forum 2021] Australia’s Planned Patent Box: A Means of Stimulating Innovation?, 25 May 2021
  • The Taxation of Capital Gains in Trusts after Bamford: A Critical Evaluation of Subdivision 115-C ITAA97, 11 Feb 2021
  • Happy Holidays from Austaxpolicy, 17 Dec 2020
  • [Budget Forum 2020] Progressivity and the Personal Income Tax Plan, 22 Oct 2020
  • Happy Holidays from Austaxpolicy, 23 Dec 2019
  • [Budget Forum 2019] Tax Offsets and Equity in the Scheme for Taxing Resident Individuals, 17 Apr 2019
  • Happy Holidays from Austaxpolicy, 23 Dec 2018