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Alliance of Comprehensive Planners on Friday announced its second annual tax‐focused case study competition, designed exclusively for undergraduate students in personal financial planning programs registered with the CFP Board of Standards.
Contestants will review a hypothetical scenario provided by the organizers — including relevant background information, financial data and a hand-written tax organizer — then execute the tasks stated at the end of the case study packet.
The winner will be announced Oct. 8.
"The ACP tax-focused case study competition provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge they have learned in the classroom to a realistic financial planning scenario," Steven Clark, chair of the committee heading up this year's student competition, said in a statement. "They get to 'do the work' of financial planning rather than just read or watch how it is done by others. It is good practice in preparation for their future careers."
The winning student will receive free registration to attend the ACP 2018 Annual Conference in Miami in November, as well as round-trip coach fare up to $500 and three nights' hotel accommodations at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, the conference hotel.
