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A recap of Deloitte Tax Championship 2017
Deloitte Tax Championship 2017 came to a successful conclusion in the Westin Wuhan on 5th November. This year’s competition attracted participation from 63 universities in 32 cities of the Greater China Region. Below is the list of the participating teams (listed in alphabetical order):
From the Chinese Mainland: |
From Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: |
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Anhui Finance and Economics University |
Nanjing Audit University |
Chun Yuan Christian University |
Beijing Jiaotong University |
Nanjing University of Finance & Economics |
City University of Hong Kong |
Beijing Technology and Business University |
Northeastern University |
Fu Jen Catholic University |
Capital University of Economics & Business |
Ocean University of China |
Hang Seng Management College |
Central University of Finance & Economics |
Qingdao University |
Hong Kong Shue Yan University |
Chongqing University |
Shandong University |
Lingnan University |
Dongbei University of Finance & Economics |
Shanghai International Studies University |
Macau University of Science & Technology |
East China University of Political Science and Law |
Shanghai University of Finance & Economics |
National Changhua University of Education |
Fudan University |
Sichuan University |
National Chengchi University |
Guangdong University of Finance |
Soochow University |
National Cheng Kung University |
Guangdong University of Finance & Economics |
South China University of Technology |
National Taipei University |
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies |
Southwestern University of Finance & Economics |
National Taipei University of Business |
Harbin Institute of Technology |
Sun Yat-sen University |
National Taiwan University |
Harbin University of Commerce |
Tianjin University of Commerce |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Hebei University of Economics and Business |
Tianjin University of Finance & Economics |
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Huazhong University of Science & Technology |
University of International Business & Economics |
The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology |
Hunan University |
Wuhan University |
The University of Hong Kong |
Jiangxi University of Finance & Economics |
Xiamen University |
Tunghai University |
Jilin University |
Xi'an Jiaotong University |
University of Macau |
Jilin University of Finance and Economics |
Yunnan University of Finance & Economics |
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Jinan University |
Zhejiang University |
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Minjiang University |
Zhongnan University of Economics & Law |
This year's competition included 2 phases: phase I of the National Tax Law Knowledge Contest and phase II of the Deloitte Tax Championship Group Contest Final. The National Tax Law Knowledge Contest was an online contest, which focused on PRC tax and relevant regulations. The Deloitte Tax Championship Group Contest Final was an onsite contest, which focused on the practice of International Tax.
With a commitment to supporting the State Administration of Taxation's imperative to further elevate the general public's understanding, awareness, and deliberation on taxation, this year’s Deloitte Tax Championship had innovated its competition rules. Phase I of the Championship was conducted online across the Greater China region in collaboration with the 2017 National Tax Knowledge Contest organized by the China Certified Tax Agents Association (CCTAA) and the China Certified Tax Agents Tongxin Service League.
After phase I of the National Tax Law Knowledge Contest, 13 finalist teams entered phase II of the Deloitte Tax Championship Group Contest Final. The finalist teams were comprised of 9 from mainland China, 2 from Hong Kong SAR & Macau SAR and 2 from Taiwan. The finalist teams were elected by the ranking of the 4 team members' total scores in phase I contest. The top 9 teams in mainland, together with 2 teams in Hong Kong SAR & Macau SAR, and 2 teams in Taiwan entered phase II of the championship.
The phase II contest was held in Wuhan from November 4th to November 5th. 13 finalist teams were invited to a welcome dinner where they met tax professionals from Deloitte China offices in the evening of November 3rd. Each team went through the challenge of a simulated business case in the morning of November 4th, followed by an oral presentation before a judge panel in the afternoon. They presented their solutions and answered questions from their respective judge panel. The judge panels then decided the top 3 finalists, 3 outstanding awards and 7 merit awards teams according to their performances. In the morning of November 5th, the top 3 finalists competed against each other again in an extra round of competition to decide the Champion, second place and third place.
In the following championship award luncheon ceremony of November 5th, Ms. Vivian Jiang, Deputy CEO of Deloitte China and Managing Partner of Tax and Business Advisory Services for the Greater China Region, shared her insights with teachers, students, and industry peers at the Championship on how professional services providers are transforming themselves and leading the innovation against the revolutionary tide of artificial intelligence (AI). Vivian said, “What we do today to nurture tomorrow's talents becomes the high level proposition of the professional service industry to enhance its foundation. It has been 14 years since Deloitte has launched the Championship. While remaining committed to our original aspiration of talent development, we have been keeping up with the times by transforming and innovating the competition rules, information release and engagement channels, case design, and internship programs up to another level. In this digital era, we spare no efforts to drive talent of tomorrow with 3i attributes - 'insightful', 'integrated' and 'innovative' - to make an impact that matters!”
Mr. Li Linjun, Vice President and the Secretary-general of CCTAA also attended the award luncheon ceremony. He spoke highly of the seamless collaboration between the National Tax Knowledge Contest and the Deloitte Tax Championship, and expressed his expectations on the future development of the tax industry.
The top honor of the 2017 Deloitte Tax Championship went to Shanghai University of Finance & Economics. The first runner-up was Huazhong University of Science & Technology and the second runner-up was Zhongnan University of Economics & Law. The outstanding teams were National Taiwan University, the University of Hong Kong, and Yunnan University of Finance & Economics. The merit teams were Chongqing University, Jilin University of Finance and Economics, Macau University of Science & Technology, Nanjing Audit University, National Chengchi University, Southwestern University of Finance & Economics and Tianjin University of Commerce.
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