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Tommy Ravlic
Tommy Ravlic is a professional based in Melbourne, Australia, who has spent almost 19 years working with accounting professionals. He first dealt with the accounting profession in the capacity of a journalist. His first employer was Michael Wilkinson, the managing director of Information Australia. Tommy worked for Information Australia for two-and-a-half years before establishing his own freelancing business that lasted six-and-a-half years. During the period between mid-1998 and right up to December 2004 he worked with a range of high profile publishers and organizations that included but was not limited to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, CPA Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Finance and Treasury Association, BRW Media, Fairfax, Lafferty Publications, the Financial Times and Informa.

Accounting profession
From February 2005 until August 2012, Tommy was the accounting and audit policy adviser at the National Institute of Accountants, which later became the Institute of Public Accountants. During this period he helped the organization boost its profile by organizing visits to Australia by international regulatory figures. These tours by international accounting rule makers were supported by major accounting firms such as Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Joins Taxpayers Australia Inc
In September 2012, Tommy joined Taxpayers Australia Inc and assumed a management role with a range of responsibilities. His work at Taxpayers Australia also involved the setting up of a new professional body, TAI Practitioners & Advisers Ltd. The latter organization was recognized as a tax agent association in May 2013 by the Tax Practitioners Board.

His interests after hours include music, reading, artist management and going to as many live gigs as he can manage.