EY Young Tax Professional of the Year

With 43 finalists representing 62 countries, the EY Young Tax Professional of the Year competition is truly a global event.

On this 11^th year of the EY Young Tax Professional of the Year competition, EY teams are proud to say that, in that time, more than 40,000 talented young tax professionals have taken part in the program. It demonstrates EY's commitment to the future of the tax profession and fostering the next generation of tax leaders.  

The local competition

This is the opportunity to take your career further, faster.

Do you want to see the business world in global terms? Do you want to learn to work with people from around the world and learn how business is done in different cultures? All of this while learning new skills that are expected of tomorrow's leaders?

This is what the EY Young Tax Professional of the Year competition is all about.

The first phase of the competition takes place in your local country where you study. During the first round, we will challenge your technical abilities and wider commercial strengths — do well here against some of the best minds in your country and you will become a country finalist. As a country finalist, you will represent your country at the Young Tax Professional of the Year international final.

The international final

The EY Young Tax Professional of the Year international final allows us the opportunity to offer participants insightful and engaging programming, while EY Tax professionals, appreciate getting to connect with and learn from a group of exceptional professionals entrants to the industry.

The first phase of this year’s international competition began in November 2021 with 43 finalists virtually taking part in a host of practical, technical and social activities designed to make this phase an informative and fun experience for all. Our prestigious panel of judges, which included senior Tax VPs from large multinationals and representatives from tax authorities, selected the top 10 to compete in the final in February 2022. 

After a final review of performance throughout the competition, three winners of the 2021 EY Young Tax Professional of the Year competition will be announced.