Congratulations to EY YTPY 2017 National Champion Marissa Lee Sher May!

Sunway TES is proud to announce the two students who have been the cream of the crop in the EY Young Tax Professional of the Year 2017 competition held on the 7th September 2017. We would like to wish our heartiest congratulations Marissa Lee Sher May as she prevailed to be the champion for the National finals of YTPY 2017. Coming in as second runner-up of the National finals was Yee Pui Kei.

From left: National Champion Marissa Lee Sher May, STES Lecturer Kok Fong Hun, 2nd Runner-up Yee Pui Kei.

As the champion of YTPY 2017 Malaysia, Marissa Lee will be representing the country at the YTPY International competition set to be held in the Netherlands from 26 to 30 November 2017. She has also secured herself a choice of paid internship of more than two months or a conditional offer of employment with one of the big 5 firms in Malaysia, Ernest Young (EY), as well as a cash prize of RM8,000.

Marissa Lee receiving her award from the EY Malaysia Tax Leader, Amarjeet Singh (left).

YTPY is started by EY in year 2011 to nurture the next generation of tax professionals that the world needs through encouragement and professional guidance in tax knowledge. Annually, EY gathers fellow students over the world to compete and demonstrate their tax technical skills. This year, over 30 countries are involved in the competition. Participants are given case studies which requires intensive researching and preparation before they present it to the judges. The champion is sought for their creativity, analytical strengths, practical skills, inclusive leadership behaviour and personality.