The research period for this year's Americas Tax Awards,
which takes place in New York on September 14, is now open. The
closing date for entries is Friday June
23.
Download the entry forms now:
The Americas Awards explained
National-Tax-Firm-of-the-Year
National-Transfer-Pricing-Firm-of-the-Year
Americas Deals of the Year
Americas Tax Compliance & Reporting Firm
of the Year
Americas Tax Innovator of the Year
Americas Tax Policy Firm of the Year
Americas Tax Technology Firm of the
Year
Americas Tax Pro Bono Firm of the Year
Americas Best Newcomer
International Firm of the Year in the
Americas
Americas In-House Tax Team of the Year
Americas In-House Transfer Pricing Team of the
Year
Americas Tax Court Firms of the Year
Americas Tax Practice Leader of the
Year
Americas Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of
the Year
Americas Indirect Tax Practice Leader of the
Year
Americas Tax Disputes Practice Leader of the
Year
The awards will recognise the leading tax and transfer
pricing firms in 21 jurisdictions or US metropolitan
areas, as well the top firms by region in North and South
America, and will be presented during a dinner
on Thursday September 14 at the
Pierre Hotel, 2 East 61st Street at Fifth
Avenue in New York. There are also in-house awards
for corporate teams in North and South America.
The awards will also honour the practice leaders of the year
in tax, indirect tax, transfer pricing and tax disputes. These
individual awards will be given for client work, and practice
growth and development.
Please read this document, which lists the awards,
the jurisdictions covered and how they are judged, for
more information.
How to enter (and make your life easier at the same
time)
- Don’t panic.
- If your firm has already made a submission for the World
Tax 2018 and World Transfer Pricing 2018 directories, then
you have already done a lot of the work required. However, we
advise you to submit separate forms for the Americas Awards
and for the World Tax and Transfer Pricing directories. If
you would like us to use your World Tax and Transfer Pricing
submissions for the Awards, please specify this in an email
to us.
- Many of the other categories, i.e.
- Best Newcomer in the Americas;
- Americas Tax Compliance & Reporting Award;
- Americas Tax Innovation Award;
- Americas Tax Technology Award;
- International Firm in the Americas;
- Americas Tax Policy Team of the Year;
- Americas Tax Pro Bono Award;
- Americas Tax Practice Leader of the Year;
- Americas Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the
Year;
- Americas Indirect Tax Practice Leader of the Year;
and
- Americas Tax Disputes Practice Leader of the Year
do not correspond exactly to the information we request
for the directories. You should fill out the entry form
concerned if you wish to be considered for these awards.
If your firm worked on any aspect, on whatever side, of the
winning transaction in each of the 12 deal categories, it will
win for being part of the transaction and receive its own
award.
There will be a shortlist of at least three transactions for
each of the deal awards. No confidential planning or
structuring information, will be announced.
A short citation about each of the national tax and transfer
pricing winners will also be read out at the awards dinner, but
no confidential information will be disclosed.
As in previous years, the awards’ research
process will be based on submissions from firms in private
practice and in-house tax teams. The shortlists and winners
will be selected after further research
by International Tax
Review and TPWeek journalists with
clients and practitioners.
For any matter to be eligible, it must have concluded by May
31 2017.
Criteria and nominations
The Americas Tax Awards are based on size, innovation,
complexity and impact; we are only interested in
transactions, planning or cases that break new ground and set
market precedents. All matters submitted must have a
cross-border element.
Nominations will be announced on this website at the end of
July.
Please contact
Anjana Haines if you have any questions about the
research process. And if you wish to attend the awards, please
get in touch with
Paul Ptaschne.