PolicyEconomyAFR national policy seriesPrint articleOpinionAFR Tax Reform Summit: Reform doesn't come as easy as talk of itJennifer HewettColumnistUpdated Sep 23, 2015 – 9.35am, first published at Sep 22, 2015 – 5.39pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThere's no mistaking the new enthusiasm in business about the prospects of tax reform under a Turnbull government.But as shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen points out at the AFR Tax Reform Summit, agreeing on the need for tax reform is relatively easy. Agreeing on just what that reform should look like is the hard part.Loading...Jennifer Hewett is the national affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAFR national policy seriesSpecial ReportsOpinionLatest In EconomyFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PolicyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineMonica Lewinsky might be the most influential feminist in 30 yearsJessica GardnerThe Apple Watch is 10. What’s next for the world’s No.1 wearable?In pictures: AFR Magazine’s 30th anniversary celebrationBOSS Financial ReviewHow this elite child gymnast leapt to the top of SportsbetHannah TattersallWhat 18-hour days on a farm taught this NAB exec about bankingHow a young exec went from university dropout to dream job in ParisLife & LeisureStep inside this modernist penthouse with 360-degree viewsStephen ToddIs all this talk of wine terroir a load of hooey?Want to live longer? Try this new brain enhancement programRich ListThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jailBrook TurnerFortescue near settlement with US tycoon after energy deal bust-upAustralia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealed