About Me:
I am currently studying a PhD part-time at the University of Canterbury under a UC Doctoral Scholarship and my current research predominately focuses on tax literacy. I have published peer-reviewed papers on hybrid entities (look-through companies, qualifying companies and limited partnerships).
Research Interests:
Tax litearcy; tax knowledge; tax complexity; tax compliance
Education:
PhD Candidate, Current, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Bachelor of Laws, 2021, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Master of Commerce (Hons), 2017, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Bachelor of Commerce, 2015, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Supervisors:
Senior Supervisor: Adrian Sawyer
Co-Supervisor: Andrew Maples
Publications:
Waddell, Harry. (2021). New Zealand's Qualifying Company Regime: The Path Forward? New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy, 27(1), 71-90.
Waddell, Harry. (2020). New Zealand’s Limited Partnership Regime: A Gold Standard for Tax Reform? New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy, 26(4), 453-472.
Waddell, Harry. (2020). New Zealand's Look-through Company Regime and Compliance Costs: Through the Eyes of the Practitioner. Journal of Australian Taxation, 22(1), 26-59.
Conference Presentations:
Harry Waddell. A review of tax literacy and education initiatives in New Zealand. JATTA Conference 2023, Brisbane, Australia.
Awards and Honours:
3MT - UC Business School - Third
UC Doctoral Scholarship
Other:
Committee member - Young IFA
Full member - CA ANZ
Why did you choose UC?
I choose UC to pursue my PhD because it is home to leading tax academics.
Best things about study at UC:
All the opportunities I have had to present and publish my research.
