that he took "enhanced relationships" with big business too far . Within limits, a prickly relationship between business, the profession and the Commissioner is probably healthy. It won't be Mr Jordan's job to be liked. What of Mr Jordan's role in tax reform? That is only a small fraction of the job. In 2002, Treasurer Peter Costello moved the tax legislation function into Treasury. Mr Jordan will keep his seat on the Board of Taxation, but only as an ex officio member. He may be able to strengthen the voice of the core administrator in Treasury's tax law reform processes. That would be a good thing. But his main job is to keep that revenue -- about $750 million per day -- rolling in to fund government to do what the public wants it to do. Want to follow The Conversation? Sign up to our free newsletter to get the day's top stories in your inbox each morning, with a special wrap on Saturday. Email address ? Republish You are free to republish this article both online and in print, as long as you follow some simple guidelines , which are summarised here: Unless you have express permission from the author, you can't edit our material, except to reflect relative changes in time, location and editorial style. To make material edits contact us You have to credit our authors and partner institutions? -- ?ideally in the byline. You have to credit The Conversation? -- ?ideally at the top of the