Blatant Artificial & Contrived Tax Schemes Of 70s & 80s
Business Ethics Economic Policy Law Enforcement Memoir Australian Financial History Tax Avoidance True Crime Professional Finance Reference Non-Fiction Crime Investigation
First-edition copy of “Blatant Artificial & Contrived Tax Schemes of the 70s & 80s” by former Australian Taxation Office Deputy Commissioner Trevor Boucher—413 pages of insider storytelling that lifts the lid on Australia’s most audacious tax dodges. Written in plain English for students, finance buffs and true-crime fans, this sought-after 2010 ATO textbook recounts how colourful promoters sold everything from hobby-farm cattle rorts to film-finance shelters, and how investigators finally unravelled the paper trails. Very-good condition paperback, clean pages, light shelf scuffing only—no writing, ex-library stamps or inscriptions; an ideal reference copy for collectors of Australian financial history.
What makes this title special is its rare dual perspective: part memoir, part case-file archive, it pairs Boucher’s first-hand anecdotes with photocopies of original rulings, court transcripts and newspaper clippings you won’t find online. Young adults studying accounting or law gain a vivid lesson in ethics and policy loopholes, while investors and accountants discover the red-flag language still used by scheme promoters today. Keywords: Australian tax avoidance history, 1970s 1980s economic strategy, ATO insider memoir, first edition tax textbook, vintage Australian finance book.
Because the ATO printed a short initial run and never re-issued, first-edition copies in this tidy condition rarely surface on the secondary market. Secure this copy to complete a professional finance library, add authority to a university essay, or simply enjoy a gripping, real-life tale of money, politics and justice in modern Australia.
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