ABA Tax Section Releases 24th Annual Law Student Tax Challenge Problem

The ABA Tax Section has released the J.D. Problem (rules) and LL.M. Problem (rules) for the 24th Annual Law Student Tax Challenge:

An alternative to traditional moot court competitions, the Law Student Tax Challenge (LSTC) is organized by the Section’s Young Lawyers Forum. The LSTC asks two-person teams of students to solve a complex business problem that might arise in everyday tax practice. Teams are initially evaluated on two criteria: a memorandum to a senior partner and a letter to a client explaining the result. Based on the written work product, six teams from the J.D. Division and four teams from the LL.M. Division receive a free trip to the Tax Section’s Midyear Meeting, where each team presents its submission before a panel of judges consisting of the country’s top tax practitioners and government officials, including tax court judges. The competition is a great way for law students to showcase their knowledge in a real-world setting and gain valuable exposure to the tax law community. 

2024-2025 Law Student Tax Challenge: Important Dates

• Friday, September 6, 2024: Problem Released
• Monday, November 4, 2024: Submission Deadline by 5:00 pm ET
• Tuesday, December 17, 2024: Finalists and Semi-finalists notified
• Thursday, February 20, 2025: Oral Competition & Awards

Information Session (registration): 

Want to learn more about the ABA Tax Section's Law Student Tax Challenge? Hear from past J.D. and LL.M. winners and coaches about their experiences, how they prepared for the competition, and tips/tricks for those entering.

Join us on Tuesday, September 10 from 2:00 - 2:30 pm ET for a quick information session to learn more about the competition. The session will be recorded and uploaded within a week. Please note, substantive questions regarding the problems cannot be answered during this call.

For past problems, results, and best written winners, see here.

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