Dr Elizabeth Morton

Dr Elizabeth Morton is a Research Fellow of the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub as well as Lecturer of Taxation in the School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain. Elizabeth’s work is currently focusing on the conceptual understanding of regulatory frameworks and the consequential behavioural and tax compliance impacts. Her current projects explore the Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0 and Blockchain technology on the accounting and taxation systems, with particular concern directed to information asymmetry and disclosure. Elizabeth’s research also includes inter-period tax allocation; mandatory and voluntary tax regimes; tax transparency; silent and counter reporting; and, the normativity and social norm development of approaches to tax disclosures. You can find her research in journals such as Accounting Forum, Accounting History, the Australian Tax Forum, the Financial Services Review and The Tax Specialist. Elizabeth has also contributed to austaxpolicy.com.

Previous to academia, Elizabeth worked as an accountant in small business taxation in regional Victoria. Her professional experience includes various aspects of accounting and taxation services for all entity types, including matters in relation to capital gains tax and investments, GST and FBT compliance, as well as superannuation. As well as other associations, Elizabeth is a Fellow of the Tax Institute. 

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Learning and Teaching

• Course Coordinator and Lecturer of LAW2453 Taxation 1
• Previously: Financial Accountability and Reporting, Contemporary Financial and Integrated Reporting, Accounting in Organisation and Society

Selection of Research Interests

• Tax compliance and regulatory frameworks
• Inter-period tax allocation and tax disclosures 
• Taxation
• Tax transparency
• Silent and counter reporting
• Normativity/social norm development 
• Accounting information systems and blockchain

Selection of Prizes and Awards

• Certificate of Recognition: School of Accounting Research Award – High Achieving Early Career Researcher: 2019
• Emerging Scholar 12th Accounting History Symposium funding recipient: 2019 – valued at A$85
• 2018 School of Accounting Teaching Excellence Award – Every Graduate Ready Award Taxation 1 - Highly Commended
• AFAANZ / CAANZ / CPA Australia PhD Scholarship 2015 – valued at A$10,000
• Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) Scholarship 2013-2016
• Federation Business School PhD Top-Up Scholarship 2013-2015
• Most Meritorious Graduating Student in Honours Program 2012
• Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited Award for Income Tax Law & Practice 2011
• School of Business Awards for Excellence - CSP 50% Scholarship 2004

• Doctor of Philosophy, Federation University Australia, 2013-2016
• Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), University of Ballarat, 2012
• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), University of Ballarat, 2005-2010

Memberships

• Placemaking Economics Group
• Fellow of The Tax Institute
• Institute of Public Accountants
• Associate of The Institute of Financial Accountants
• British Accounting and Financing Association
• Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
• Accounting History Special Interest Group
• Golden Key Honour Society