InTax 2026 – International Tax Competition Named After Professor Irina Rusakova
We are pleased to invite student teams from leading universities across Russia and neighbouring countries to participate in the annual InTax 2026 competition. The event is traditionally supported by the FBK Legal law firm.
Competition details:
- Date: February-April 2026
- Registration deadline: 31 January 2026
- Registration link: https://www.nalog.gov.ru/rn77/intax/
Eligibility: Teams consisting of undergraduate students (years 1-4), specialist programme students (years 1-5), and graduate students (years 1-2) in the fields of law and economics from Russian and foreign universities. A team must have between two and five members.
Stage 1
In the first stage, teams will prepare written submissions (memoranda) for the taxpayer and the tax authority based on the provided case. Based on the evaluation of the memoranda, the best teams will advance to the in-person rounds (round of 32).
Stage 2
The in-person stage will be conducted in the form of a mock court hearing, where teams representing the plaintiff (taxpayer) and the defendant (tax authority) will defend their memoranda. The judges (competition jury) will consist of senior officials from the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation.
