Lisa Samarkovski is a Lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Queensland. She teaches taxation law to postgraduate students in the Master of Commerce program. Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Queensland, a Bachelor of Commerce from Griffith University, a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Griffith University, and a Master of Taxation (coursework) from the University of New South Wales. These qualifications support her focus on taxation law and related legal frameworks.

Samarkovski's research interests include taxation law, superannuation plans, franchising regulation in Australia, non-commercial losses and small taxpayer concessions (STS) measures against Tax Law Improvement Project (TLIP) principles, and enthusiasm in modern academia. Her key publications demonstrate contributions to these areas. In 2017, she co-authored with Richard Copp, Osei K. Wiafe, and Brett Freudenberg 'The impact of tax on the prospects of achieving target retirement wealth in Australian default superannuation plans' in the Australian Tax Forum (32(1), 225-245). In 2014, with Brett Freudenberg, she published 'Enthusiasm and the effective modern academic' in the Australian Universities Review (56(1), 22-31). In 2012, collaborating with Kanchana Kariyawasam, the paper 'Legal issues in franchising in Australia: is the current regulatory environment for the franchise sector adequate?' appeared in the Macquarie Journal of Business Law (9, 179-188). Earlier, in 2006, with Brett Freudenberg, she wrote 'TLIP: Lip service or in service? A review of the non-commercial losses and STS measures against the TLIP principles' in the Australian Tax Forum (21(2), 387). These works reflect her engagement with tax policy, retirement planning, business law, and academic effectiveness.

Professional Email: l.samarkovski@uq.edu.au