Rate My Professor Anna Mortimore

Dr Anna Mortimore is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics within Griffith Business School at Griffith University. Specializing in taxation, she is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and holds Chartered Tax Adviser status with The Tax Institute. Her academic background includes a PhD from her dissertation entitled 'The use of economic instruments to reduce transport emissions', a Master of Laws from Bond University awarded in 1994, and a Masters of Business. She teaches taxation law, focusing on developing students' professional skills through practical case studies simulating tax firm environments.

Mortimore's research centers on environmental taxation, climate change policy, and strategies to reduce road transport emissions, including tax incentives for electric vehicle adoption. Key publications include 'Who is buying electric vehicles in Australia? A study of early adopters' (2024, co-authored with Shyama Ratnasiri and Md Sayed Iftekhar), which profiles early EV adopters; 'Reforming vehicle taxes on new car purchases can reduce road transport emissions - ex post evidence' (2014, Australian Tax Forum), providing empirical evidence for CO2-differentiated vehicle taxes; and 'Mandating Emission Targets can significantly reduce road transport emissions' (2011, Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation Vol. 9). Other works encompass 'Building Students' Self-Efficacy through the 'Tax Firm' Case Studies: The Effect of Prior Professional Work Experience' (2020, co-authored with Brett Freudenberg) and contributions to discussions on EV fringe benefits tax exemptions. She has participated in funded projects like the Race for 2030 initiative examining taxation changes for business fleet electric vehicle charging and affordability. Mortimore influences policy through submissions to Australian government inquiries, such as the 2016 Vehicle Emissions Working Group, and presentations to the Australian Taxation Office and Treasury on emission reduction strategies. Her expertise appears in media analyses of EV tax policies and clean transport transitions.