Wisconsin Team Makes National Finals of Deloitte Tax Case Competition

A team of Wisconsin accounting students has made it to the national finals of the Deloitte Tax Case Competition to be held in Orlando Nov. 18-20. Team members are Tim Berkley, Adam Goldfarb, Lindsey Heinzmann, Katrina Raisbeck and Karen Rowntree. Accounting Professor Jon Davis is the team’s coach.

Sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation, the nationwide competition for undergraduate and graduate tax students began with regional competition on Oct. 15 at seven regional sites, including Madison. More than 40 school teams attended the regional competitions. Each team had five hours to complete a complex, hypothetical case study that tested its knowledge on a variety of tax topics. Following the regional events, the top 6 participating teams of undergraduates advanced to the national competition in Orlando.