The rules are located on the UIL Academic website:  https://www.uiltexas.org/policy/constitution/academics

Sections 900 through 906 include rules and policies for ALL academic events including Accounting.

Section 920 Accounting--This section is specifically for the Accounting contest.  (Just don't forget to look at Sections 900 through 906!!!)

Each academic contest has an accompanying "Handbook" that provides essential procedural content. The "UIL Accounting Handbook" is available on the UIL Academics website:

https://www.uiltexas.org/academics/resources/contest-handbooks-manuals

Coaches and students should carefully review all of the above rules and Handbook procedures.  Failure to do so could lead to a contestant's disqualification from the contest.  You can avoid adverse results by being informed and prepared!

Reviewed for content August 1, 2025.

The content of the UIL Accounting contest materials is based on high school FIRST-year Accounting as suggested by the Texas state-adopted materials.

Proclamation 2017 was issued in April 2015 with adoption to occur in November 2016.  The new materials are for classroom use beginning with the 2017-18 school year.

The materials listed on the Texas state-adopted list include: 1) Glencoe Accounting (McGraw-Hill Education, printed 2016); 2) South-Western Century 21 Accounting (Cengage Learning, Tenth Edition, printed 2016); and CEV Multimedia Ltd. (Please note that Cengage Southwestern offers a "General Journal approach" textbook and a "Multicolumn Journal approach" textbook.)

These publishers may print or update to subsequent editions, but not all schools will upgrade. Therefore, the UIL Accounting contest materials will continue to refer to the editions originally adopted for classroom use in the State of Texas (as listed above, printed in 2016).

Reviewed for content August 1, 2025

The UIL Accounting Concepts List was revised in June 2025 by state director, Kay Whitton, which improves the organization of the concepts in outline format.

The accounting concepts separated among district, region and state levels of competition remain substantially unchanged since the current state adoption changed for the school year 2017-18.

Always consult the current state contest director for the most current revision.

Coaches and students should review the changes. A PDF is available below. 

Reviewed for content February 10, 2026

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UIL Accounting Concepts List (rev. 6/25)

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The best way to practice for the UIL Accounting contest is to take prior year tests.

Please see the "Archived Exams" on this website (located in the left menu bar) that are in Microsoft Word format that offer tests as far back as 1997.

UIL Academics has posted some of the prior year tests on their website but they are in PDF format (not Microsoft Word format).  As of the date of this update (shown below), the years included are 2018 through 2025.  Here is a link:

https://www.uiltexas.org/academics/page/2025-high-school-academic-study-materials

LaVerne Funderburk still writes study materials for UIL Accounting for the 2025-26 school year for all three levels of competition. See the PRODUCT SALES tab above.

NEED MORE CONTEST PREPARATION RESOURCES? The UIL Academic website lists those vendors who have indicated to the UIL that they have UIL Accounting study materials available for sale: 

https://www.uiltexas.org/academics/resources/additional-resources

Reviewed for content February 10, 2026