'40 under 40' for 2012/13

Tax Journal is delighted to announce that, following the success of last year’s guide, we shall once again be publishing 40 under 40.

Apply online here, or request a word document application from from Emma Reitano (emma.reitano@lexisnexis.co.uk).

40 under 40 is a guide to the leading forty tax professionals based in the UK, under the age of forty as at 1 November 2012.  These successful individuals will have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their careers to date, as verified by our independent researchers and by Tax Journal. To see last year’s winners, visit http://www.taxjournal.com/tj/files/TJ_40under40_ePDF.pdf.

We seek submissions for individuals across the different practice areas in tax – both direct and indirect taxes – and from different working environments in the tax profession (including individuals working in practice, in-house, at the Tax Bar, in government/HMRC, and in tax training/academic).

The guide will be published in November. It will also be made available free to view on our website, and complimentary print copies of the guide will be provided to those organisations taking part. Selected individuals will also be featured in Tax Journal.

The rules can be found here, but there are some points your organisation should know now in order to prepare for making submissions -

• Last year’s winners are not eligible to take part this year.
• Entries will be capped at 10 per firm.
• We will be accepting nominations from 1 June to 31 July. No entries will be accepted before or after these dates.
• A standard submission form should be used. This will give details of at least two (and no more than five) client referees for each individual nominated. The form will be accessible on www.taxjournal.com or can be sent to you as a word document.
• We will be using a robust methodology in order to maintain the integrity of the ‘40 under 40’ guide – a team of independent researchers will check references and also conduct separate research to identify potential candidates worthy of inclusion. A long-list of nominees will then be drawn up for consideration by Tax Journal judging panel, which will agree, in its absolute discretion, the final forty individuals.

Please feel free to get in touch with Emma Reitano if you have any queries at all. Email: emma.reitano@lexisnexis.co.uk; tel: 020 8662 2009.