Dr. Thomas Joseph Thoomkuzhy presently working as a Registrar and Associate Professor in Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT), an autonomous Institution formed by Government of Kerala. He has more than 25 years of experience in teaching, training and research in the domain areas of Human Resource Management, Finance, Accounting, Taxation, and E-Governance. He is also working as a Research Supervisor in Mahatma Gandhi University and has produced several Ph.Ds. under his supervision. He is also associated with Government of Kerala in the implementation of VAT and GST. In addition to this, he is working as Nodal Officer of World Bank funded project undertaken by the Local Self Government of Kerala.