Young Tax Professional of the Year 2012

The Russian YTPY Finals Have Been Held

Ernst & Young is pleased to announce that the Russian stage of the Young Tax Professional of the Year Award is now complete.

The finalists of The Russian YTPY Finals		The winners of The Russian YTPY Finals

The competition program was launched on 12 March. In the first round of the competition students from across Russia endeavored to solve tax cases. They sent their answers to the jury by e-mail. We then invited the participants who proposed the best solutions to take part in the Russian final held at Ernst & Young’s office in Moscow.

The finalists were asked to solve practical problems and then a jury of international tax experts, including tax leaders from industry as well as Ernst & Young tax professionals and partners, selected three winners. They were announced at a gala event on 2 July.

We are very pleased to announce the winners in the Russian finals of the International Young Tax Professional of the Year Competition:

• First prize: Anastasia Gorobchenko (Kursk, South-West State University, 2012 graduate)
• Second prize: Oleg Lavrov (Moscow, Higher School of Economics, fourth year student)
• Third prize: Anton Pavlenko (Krasnoyarsk, Siberian State Aerospace University, fourth year student)

The prize for the best teamwork went to Team No. 3: Anastasia Konovalova, Ksenia Topolskaya, Oleg Lavrov and Anastasia Gorobchenko.

Peter Reinhardt, CIS Tax & Law Leader, comments, “I am immensely encouraged by the talent we have seen from all corners of Russia as part of this year’s competition. The passion and interest for tax which was on display bodes well for the future of this very important profession. I am proud of all our Russian finalists and am confident that in Anastasia we have an outstanding representative for the international final.”

Many thanks to all the finalists for their interesting solutions, good teamwork and the great atmosphere they produced at the event!

We congratulate all the prizewinners and wish Anastasia Gorobchenko every success at the international finals to be held in October 2012 in Boston, USA.

In Boston, USA, successful country finalists will work closely with people from other cultures and backgrounds. A panel of judges will confirm the three finalists taking part in the Young Tax Professional of the Year Award.

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The Awards Ceremony

The finalists will be invited to a prestigious awards ceremony where the winner will be announced.

The prizes

Entering the competition at all is a valuable experience. But for three finalists there are added rewards.

1st prize:

A 30-day round-the-world business trip built around 10-day working visits to key Ernst & Young offices in London, Washington D.C. and Hong Kong. You’ll build a network of the world’s leading Tax Professionals that will last the rest of your life.

2nd prize:

A 10-day visit to one of Ernst & Young’s Tax Centers in London or Africa.

3rd prize:

An invitation to take part in an Ernst & Young International Client Conference with some of our most valued clients and partners.

To all those who entered the Young Tax Professional of the Year Competition:

We are pleased to announce the names of those who gave the best answers in the first round of the competition.

• Alekseenko Aleksandra
• Alekseev Anton
• Artanova Ekaterina
• Bilbao Paola
• Bulatov Kirill
• Gorobchenko Anastasia
• Kondratyeva Daria
• Konovalova Anastasia
• Kryuchkov Alexander
• Lavrov Oleg
• Markina Victoria
• Merkusheva Irina
• Patlakh Ekaterina
• Pavlenko Anton
• Topolskaya Ksenia
• Vasilenko Anton

The first-round winners are invited to the finals on 2 July 2012 at the Ernst & Young Moscow office and will be contacted shortly with all the details!

The winners of the Russian finals will receive cash prizes:

First place: 30,000 rubles
Second place: 20,000 rubles
Third place: 10,000 rubles

The first-place winner will take part in the international finals to be held in Boston, USA in Autumn 2012.

Remember: there are no unattainable goals!