Airlangga University National Tax Competition (KOMPAK) 2015

On 9-10 May 2015, Airlangga University (UNAIR)’s Taxation Diploma Student Association held Tax Competition 2015 located at UNAIR, Surabaya. This competition is a tax competition in the national level with students from a number of universities in Indonesia as the participants and sponsored by DDTC.

The competition was joined by 39 teams comprising 117 people. They came from the University of Indonesia, Wijaya Kusuma University, Swadaya  Gunung Jati Cirebon University, Surabaya University, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Widyatama University, Trisakti University, Widya Mandala Surabaya University, Petra Christian University Surabaya, Soegijapranata University, and Airlangga University.

Moreover, the competition was attended by 3 (three) competent members of the jury in taxation, namely Okta Sindhu Hardinata (UNAIR’s Taxation Diploma Lecturer), M. Zeti Arina (Ketua Ikatan Konsultan Pajak Surabaya/Head of Tax Consultant Association Surabaya), and Awwaliatul Mukarromah (DDTC’s Researcher).

The competition lasted for two days. On the first day, the event went on for a long time and five teams managed to go on to the semifinal. On the second day, the semifinal and final were held. From the remaining five teams, two teams were to compete in the final. The two teams came from the University of Indonesia and Trisakti University. Upon the judgment and consideration of the three members of the jury, the first prize went to Trisakti’s team, comprising Aini Fitriani, Camelia Mayang S., and Muthia Safira A.

The event was concluded with a group photo of the winners, jury, committee, and attending participants. The event is expected to continue to be held in the forthcoming years and to increase Indonesian students’ enthusiasm towards the development in the taxation world.