2014 Tannenwald Writing Competition

The 2014 Tannenwald Writing Competition is sponsored by the Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship and The American College of Tax Counsel.

Named for the late Tax Court Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., and designed to perpetuate his dedication to legal scholarship of the highest quality, the Tannenwald Writing Competition is open to all full- or part-time law school students, undergraduate or graduate.  Papers on any federal or state tax-related topic may be submitted in accordance with the Competition Rules are viewable at

http://www.tannenwald.org  or http://www.tannenwald.org/Competition-Rules.

PRIZES

Cash prizes for the top three papers are:

·         1^st prize $5,000

·         2^nd prize $2,500

·         3^rd prize $1,500

DEADLINE

Deadline for submitting papers:  9:00 p.m. DST, July 1, 2014.

MAIL PAPERS TO:

Tannenwald Foundation

700 Sixth Street, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20001-3980

Attn:  Karen Jezierski

INFORMATION

For more information contact: Nancy Abramowitz at 202.274.4164 or email, nabramo@wcl.american.edu. 

2014 Donald C. Alexander Writing Competition

The FBA Section on Taxation would like to announce the

2014 Donald C. Alexander Writing Competition

Requirements are as follows:

1.    Full and part-time J.D. and LL.M. students are eligible.

2.    Any original paper concerning federal taxation between 20-50 double spaced pages is welcome.

3.    Seminar papers and articles submitted (but not yet selected for publication) to law reviews, journals, or other competitions are eligible.

AWARDS

Winning authors receive $2000 (first place) or $1000 (second place) and a trip to the FBA’s Annual Tax Law Conference in Washington, D.C. The winning entries may be published in the Tax Section newsletter the Report or in The Federal Lawyer.

APPLY

Entries may be submitted by email to Sherwin Valerio at svalerio@fedbar.org or by mail to:

Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation

Attn: Donald C. Alexander Tax Law Writing Competition

1220 N. Fillmore Str. Suite 444

Arlington, VA 22201

DEADLINE

January 6, 2014

For more information, see www.fedbar.org.