2018 Donald C. Alexander 

Tax Writing Competition!

• The Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation is sponsoring the Donald C. Alexander Tax Law Writing Competition for law students and is offering cash prizes AND a trip to Washington D.C.!
• Requirements: Students may submit any original paper concerning federal taxation. Papers must be (i) a minimum of 20 pages and a 50 of fifty pages, including footnotes and (ii) double spaced, with one-inch margins and twelve-point Times New Roman font (though footnotes may be single spaced and in ten point font).
• Winners & Prizes: Two winning papers will be selected by the officers of the Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation. The authors of the first place and second place papers will receive: (i) A cash prize ($2,000 for first place and $1,000 for second place); and (ii) A trip to the FBA’s Annual Tax Law Conference in Washington, DC, in March 2018 (value not to exceed $700), where each winner will be presented with a commemorative plaque and a complimentary, one-year membership in the Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation.
• Entry Process: Submissions must be emailed by midnight on January 8, 2018, to FBATaxWritingCompetition@gmail.com, with the subject line “Donald C. Alexander Tax Law Writing Competition.” The submission must be emailed in PDF format with any identifying information removed from the paper.
• Students must also attach a completed PDF of the below Warranty and Authorization To Publish (i) guaranteeing that the paper has not been published or selected for publication as of the date the paper is submitted to this competition and (ii) agreeing to permit the FBA Section on Taxation to publish the paper.
• Please click on HERE for more information about how to apply for this amazing opportunity!