Dr. Mark Pizzacalla

Executive summary

Mark is a senior Partner in BDO’s Business Services team in Melbourne.

He has over 30 years’ experience, including being appointed by Federal Cabinet to Australia’s Board of Taxation for two terms (2015-2021), where he provided ‘real-time’ tax policy advice to the Treasurer.

Mark’s business experience - including acting as Managing Partner of his previous firm - gives him a strong appreciation for the strategic and operational issues his clients face, and adds relevance to the technical tax advice he delivers.

He completed his PhD in relation to the taxation of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Australia, and is one of the few tax practitioners whose work has been cited in the Australian Parliament. A number of Mark’s recommendations have been adopted as law by the Federal Government.

Expertise

• Tax audits, rulings, and litigation
• Business advisory
• Structuring for acquisitions and disposals
• Corporate tax governance and risk management
• Inbound and outbound investments
• Succession planning
• Media commentator and corporate speaker

Qualifications and affiliations

• Registered Tax Agent
• Doctor of Philosophy
• Master of Taxation
• Bachelor of Business (Distinction)
• Fellow, CA ANZ
• Chartered Tax Adviser, The Tax Institute
• Graduate Member, AICD

Professional engagements and activities

• Dr Mark Pizzacalla – Speaking prospectus
• Board member, Institute of Public Accountants, November 2023 to current
• Director, Kaufland Australia, July 2021 to current
• Board member, The Male Hug, March 2020 to current
• Former National Board member, BDO Australia
• Regular expert commentator and presenter on tax issues, having contributed significant tax commentary in the media and publications, including Lateline Business, the Australian Financial Review, The Tax Institute Journal, and the Australian Tax Forum.