The Christopher E. Bergin Award for Excellence in Writing recognizes superior student writing on unsettled questions in tax law or policy. The 2022 submission period is open until June 30, 2022.
Students that have graduated in May 2022 are eligible to submit an article. Students can submit their papers here: https://www.taxnotes.com/article-submissions/student.
- Eligibility: Must be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program during the 2021-2022 academic year.
- Topic: Submissions should focus on an unsettled question in federal, state, or international tax law or policy.
- Evaluation: Our editorial staff blindly evaluates entries on originality, readability, organization, reasoning, and overall quality of content.
Full competition guidelines can be found here.
The winning article will be published in all three of our Tax Notes magazines and the winner will receive a 12-month subscription to Tax Notes’ daily and weekly products. Attached is last year’s winning article, “GoFundMe: The Gift That Keeps on Giving, All Tax Season Long,” by Bailey Hans, who graduated from Notre Dame Law School.
For more information, please visit https://www.taxnotes.com/awards/for-students.