Attorney-CPA Foundation 2006-2007 Essay Contest

The Attorney-CPA Foundation invites you to submit an essay in the undergraduate or graduate/professional division of the 2007 essay contest. The contest has two divisions: an undergraduate division for candidates for a bachelor’s degree, and a graduate/professional division for candidates for a graduate or professional degree. Each division has a separate topic, each division will be judged separately, and each division offers a Grand Prize of $2,500 plus an expense-paid trip to receive the prize at a meeting of the American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (AAA-CPA). Other prize winners will receive a total of $3,000 in each division.

GRADUATE DIVISION
If you are a candidate for a graduate or professional degree, your topic is:
Discuss the restrictions and prohibitions which the professional legal and accounting ethical standard setters place on the simultaneous multi-disciplinary practice of law and accounting by an attorney - CPA holding active licenses issued by both the State Bar and Accountancy Board in your jurisdiction.

The approximate length of your essay is 20 pages (including footnoted or endnotes), typed, double-spaced.

EACH DIVISION
Each division will be judged separately, and each will have its own winners. In each division:

Prizes:

Grand Prize $2,500
Runner up $1,500
Third & Fourth $500
4 Regional Prizes, each $250

DUE DATE: Essays must be received by June 4, 2007.

Undergraduate Division

No prior undergraduate or higher level degree
Currently enrolled with an accounting major at a college/university
Title of Essay: Compare and contrast the attributes of LLCs, LLPs, Limited Partnerships, C Corporations, S Corporations, and Business Trusts with respect to asset protection for the owner - both with respect to creditors of the entity and creditors of the owner - under the laws of your state
Length: Aproximately 15 pages (including footnotes/endnotes), typed, double spaced

Graduate Division

Currently enrolled graduate/proffessional student in a post-bachelor’s degree program including M.B.A., Ph.D., or J.D.
Title of Essay: Discuss the restrictions and prohibitions which the proffessional legal and accounting ethical standard setters place on the simultaneous multi-disciplinary practice of law and accounting by an attorney - CPA holding active licenses issued by both the state Bar Association and Accountancy Board in their jurisdiction.
Length: Aproximately 20 pages (including footnotes/endnotes), typed, double spaced

Send essays to: Essay Contest
AAA-CPA
3921 Old Lee Highway, Suite 71A
Fairfax, VA 22030

Entry forms and rules: The rules and application can be download from our website or call 888-ATTY-CPA to have a set sent to you.

**For additional information or questions, you are invited to call Clark Mulligan, Executive Director of the American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants, at 888-ATTY-CPA or FAX, 888-272-2889.

This announcement is only a summary of the rules.