Faherty Student Tax Writing Competition -- $3,000 First Prize

The Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits at The John Marshall Law School Chicago sponsors the Paul Faherty Tax Law Writing Competition:

Scope:  The scope of permissible topics for the writing competition is broad -- any aspect of Tax Law is acceptable: ... a paper on a public policy issue, a critique of a leading case or doctrine, a comment on a statute, or the need for statutory modification, or a comment on a common law doctrine.

Eligibility:  Any currently enrolled law school student attending an ABA-accredited law school.

Prizes:  A grand prize of $3,000 plus two honorable mentions of $1,000 will be awarded. The winner's paper will also be posted on the program's website.

Rules:  See here.

Deadline for Submissions:  April 15, 2012.

 Prior years' winners:

• 2008:  Brian A. Benko (LL.M. 2009, John Marshall), Not All Plan Failures are Created Equal: Inventing the Code § 409A Correction Program
• 2009:  Sonja R. Pollack (J.D. 2009, Hofstra), The 5% University Endowment Spending Requirement: Analysis and Alternative Proposals
• 2010:  Jit Han Dennis Tan (LL.M. 2010, NYU), Unitary Formulary Apportionment as a Solution to the Conundrum of Source
• 2011:  Zac DesAutels (J.D. 2011, Minnesota), Virtually Untaxable? Red Earth LLC v. United States and Congressional Authorization for State Taxation of Internet Sales