John Carroll's accountancy team places third in national competition

A team of accountancy students in John Carroll University’s Boler School of Business recently traveled to Dallas, Texas, to compete in the Deloitte FanTaxtic case competition, where it earned third place in the national competition. Each team member won $500, in addition to $2,500 for JCU's accountancy department.

Deloitte FanTaxtic, held November 18-20, was an issues-based tax case study competition that focuses on a hypothetical, real life scenario. This year’s competition required student teams to engage in a simulation exercise, role-play with Deloitte professionals and make a presentation in Deloitte’s telesuites. The event was held at Deloitte University—Deloitte’s new learning and leadership development center outside of Dallas.

The JCU team members are (pictured left to right): Nick Bottiggi, Chris Eggleton, Matt Stradiot, Matt Curry, Eric Davis, Jerry Weinstein (faculty advisor). The team was also assisted by George Goodrich, the Boler School’s executive-in-residence in accountancy, and Dr. Ann Lee, its business communications professor.