On Oct. 16-17, four students majoring from the Lubin School of Accounting in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University competed with students from more than 70 other academic institutions in the 8th Annual Deloitte Tax Case Study Competition taking place across the country. Student teams addressed real world business issues, solved complex tax challenges, and competed for more than $100,000 in scholarship and institutional awards.
Students were given five hours to complete a case study that required them to analyze information, identify issues and alternative tax treatments, and develop a recommended solution that appropriately cites the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations. At the end of the competition, each team prepared a written solution to their case and submitted it to a panel of judges from Deloitte Tax for evaluation. Winners of the case competition will be announced later in October.
“Career opportunities in tax are great, and giving students the opportunity to work as if they were an actual Deloitte team on a real life issue is the best way to create awareness in the opportunities available to tax professionals, as well as to develop a taste as to the types of issues handled on a day-to day basis by a tax professional, which are much more involved than simply filling out tax forms,” says Mitch Franklin, assistant professor of accounting practice in the Whitman School.
The Whitman students competed at Deloitte’s offices in Rochester. They include seniors Adam Sanders, Julie Lisanto, and Kate Hayes, and sophomore Laura Brichke. The team was advised by Franklin and Ginger Wagner, assistant professor of accounting practice in the Whitman School.
Media queries can be directed to Amy Schmitz, Whitman School director of communications, at (315)-443-3834 or aemehrin@syr.edu.
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