Welcome to the ITR Awards, World Tax and World TP research process. This document should provide you with an overview of the methodology we use for the research process.
There is no fee to participate in the research, or to be ranked.
There are three steps to the submission process:
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept client referees or submission forms by email as it contravenes our GDPR policy.
All submissions must be submitted via the above links.
Our 2025 research webinar took place on 28 November, 2023. You can access a recording of it HERE.
World Tax Editor, Jon Moore discussed key dates, new developments, best practices, and more for this year's research cycle, and also how to amplify your firm's submission and benefit from a live Q&A.
RESEARCH LAUNCHED: |
November 22, 2023 |
TAX RESEARCH WEBINAR: |
November 28, 2023 - 15:00 GMT |
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: |
March 14, 2024 |
PRACTITIONER SURVEY DEADLINE: |
May 31, 2024 |
CLIENT FEEDBACK SURVEY DEADLINE: |
May 31, 2024 |
RESEARCH RESULTS PUBLISHED: |
Rankings: August 21, 2024 Individuals: August 28, 2024 |
If you need an extension to the submission deadline, please contact the editor, Jon Moore (jmoore@itrworldtax.com).
If you work for a tax practitioner that advises on matters covered by any of the categories below, you can participate in the research by completing a submission form.
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MOST FIRMS SHOULD ONLY SUBMIT ONE FORM FOR 'TAX'.
YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR ALL RELEVANT PRACTICE AREAS INCLUDED ON THAT FORM.
PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD THE SAME FORM IN MULTIPLE PRACTICE AREAS. IF EVERYTHING IS ONE FORM IT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ONCE, FOR 'TAX'.
Additional practice area submissions are for additional submission forms only. This should be for firms that have different teams covering different practice areas. For example, several firms will have a Tax team and a separate Transfer Pricing team. They should submit one Tax submission and one Transfer Pricing submission.
WHERE THERE ARE MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS FOR THE SAME PRACTICE AREA, RESEARCHERS WILL ALWAYS TREAT THE MOST RECENT ONE AS THE CORRECT ONE AND DISREGARD THE OTHERS.
For example, if a firm uploads a Tax submission, but then wishes to make a change and resubmit it, the latest submission will be uploaded as Tax (1), Tax (2), etc. We will always treat the most recent submission as the correct one.
If you wish to submit more than 15 matters for consideration then all additional submissions must be broken down by practice area. We do not accept multiple submissions for the same practice area.
This is the most important pillar in the process is the best way to affect your ranking. As such, we encourage those submitting to vet client referees before sending their contact details, to ensure they are both willing and able to provide the kind of effective feedback we are looking for in the research.
PRACTITIONER SURVEY LAUNCHED MARCH 2024
The guides are produced using our three foundational pillars of research:
Client feedback | Practical evidence | Peer feedback |
The most important pillar, is sourced from those with direct practical experience of their markets; those who can give a first-hand review of the skills and abilities of those they worked with. |
Gathered by our researchers from practices all over the world. We collect, collate and scrutinise the work of practitioners – both public and private – to gain a detailed understanding of their methods and capabilities. |
Secured from the leading names in their respective fields, through surveys and direct interviews with partners, directors and managers, to get the market’s perspective on the rankings. |
Our research teams combine these three sources – along with independent research – to produce the finished World Tax and World TP guides.
When you submit you should try and provide referees for all the individual practitioners you feel should be included in these guides. A practitioner working on significant matters who receives a reasonable amount of good client feedback is more likely to be included.
For more information, see our Leaders page.