Accounting Challenge

SoA Annual Accounting Challenge

Each year hundreds of high school and community college students come to the SIU campus to compete individually in an accounting academic challenge and as a team in team building competition(s). The students have the opportunity to earn scholarships, team trophies, bragging rights, and other prizes. This is a great opportunity for high school and community college students to showcase their accounting and teamwork skills, interact with SIU accounting students, faculty, and staff, and meet students from other high schools and community colleges.

The Accounting Challenge is sponsored by Illinois CPA Society, the SIU School of Accountancy, and the Accounting Circle. Thanks to our supporting donors and alumni, we are able to offer this as a free event.

The Accounting Challenge is planned and coordinated by students from the SIU Gamma Zeta Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, an international honors organization for financial information students and professionals. The Accounting Challenge is made possible by our amazing accounting student volunteers. On the day of the event, many of our accounting students volunteer their day to help make the event a success.

The School of Accountancy has held the Accounting Challenge annually since 1998. The Accounting Challenge is held annually in January.

The 28th Annual Accounting Challenge, co-sponsored by Illinois CPA Society, will be held Friday, January 23, 2026.

• Student Registration
• School Contact Registration

Those who register before 11:59 pm on Friday, December 12, 2025, will receive a free event t-shirt.

Last day to register for the event is Monday, January 19, 2026. 

If you have any questions or for more information, please email us at accountingchallenge@siu.edu.