IFA International Tax Student Writing Award

09/30/22

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• Student

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IFA USA Branch

2022 WRITING COMPETITION RULES

1. Eligibility/Topics

Papers must be written by full or part-time students pursuing a degree at the graduate level (J.D., L.L.M., S.J.D, M.S.T., MTA, Masters of Taxation, or similar program), on a topic involving the application of United States tax rules to international activities.

1. Papers must be no more than 40 typewritten pages in length (double-spaced in 12 pt. font), including footnotes and appendices (both of which may be single-spaced), and in proper citation form.
2. Papers written in connection with a school course or seminar offered during the 2021-22 academic year (including independent study and 2022 summer school courses) are eligible for the IFA Competition.
3. Papers based on research or other work done in connection with law firms or other employment are eligible for the IFA Competition, as are papers evolving from moot court or legal clinic involvement. Any such papers, however, must be in the form of a scholarly article. Client-specific work products (e.g., briefs, legal memoranda, opinion letters, etc.) will not be accepted.
4. Student papers submitted for publication in law reviews or other legal journals or periodicals are eligible for the IFA Competition, provided that the version submitted shall not reflect any changes made to the paper after submission of the manuscript to any publication.
5. Student papers submitted to other competitions are eligible for the IFA Competition.

The International Fiscal Association (USA Branch) is sponsoring the 2022 International Tax Student Writing Competition:

• Subject: Any topic relating to U.S. taxation of income from international activities, including taxation under U.S. tax treaties.
• Open to: All students during the 2021-22 academic year (including independent study and summer 2022 school courses) pursuing a graduate degree (J.D., L.L.M., S.J.D., M.S.T., MTA, Masters of Taxation, or similar program). Any appropriate papers written in fall 2021 or spring and summer 2022.
   
• Publication: The winning author will be entitled to publish his/her article in the Tax Management International Journal, which is produced by Bloomberg BNA.
• Submission Deadline: September 30, 2022.
• Prize: $5,000 cash, plus expenses-paid invitation to the IFA USA Branch Annual Meeting to be held in  Chicago, April 2023 for the competition winner as well as the faculty sponsor. The academic institution of the competition winner will receive a one-year Academic Organization membership in the IFA USA Branch. View the member benefits HERE.