Room	: F11a
Tel	: (3)30069

Room	: 49A
Tel	: (3)36189

Churchill College

Carpenter, Registered Builder, Solicitor

Reader in Tax Law

Corporate Tax, International Tax, Comparative Tax

Peter A. Harris is a solicitor whose primary academic interest is in tax law. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and a Tutor, Director of Studies and Fellow of Churchill College. He earned a Doctorate of Philosophy and a Master of Laws from the University in 1996 and 1992 respectively (Darwin College), as well as a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Queensland in 1991. He is the author of three books and various contributions to books and refereed articles. In particular, an abridged version of his book Corporate/Shareholder Income Taxation won the International Fiscal Association's Mitchell B. Carroll prize presented at the Association's 50th Congress. That version was also awarded a Yorke Prize by the Law Faculty of the University of Cambridge, and was accepted in completion of the requirements of the PhD. Previously Dr Harris was a Senior Lecturer at the Law Faculty of the University of Sydney. From January 1999 until July 2000 he served in the Washington D.C. based position of Technical Assistance Advisor for the Legal Department of the International Monetary Fund where he engaged in drafting income tax laws for developing countries. He continues to advise for the IMF as an external consultant. He has taught as a Visiting Professor at the University of Georgetown, the University of Sydney, the University of Leiden, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris), the University of Florida, the University of Pretoria and the University of Auckland. Dr Harris consults on an ongoing basis for KPMG and, in particular, assists in the design and delivery of its various training programs.