UIL Accounting Contest

Welcome to UIL Accounting!

UIL Accounting Update VIA Email

I sent an email to each UIL Accounting coach in my UIL Contacts on January 22, 2021. This email has information about the upcoming contest season, contest preparation, and study materials. If you know I have your email address but you did not receive my email, please check your spam filter. If you wish to have this email, please email me and request the January 22, 2021 email. Thank you! LaVerne Funderburk my email is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Will We Have Spring Meets in 2021???

Many of you coaches have emailed me and asked, "Will we have a contest season this year?" Here is my encouraging advice: Practice like it is a sure thing. Because I really believe it will happen!

At the time of this writing, it is NOT planned for contestants to take the tests for competition online. It is possible that the pandemic will affect HOW we gather in person for the District Meet and beyond. We may not be able to gather in large groups as we did in a "normal" year. However, the UIL Academic Staff in Austin is dedicated to providing alternative, flexible ways to gather (likely in smaller groups) and to promote as much student participation as possible with safety at the forefront.

This will not be a "normal" year for our contest. But unlike last year, the plan for 2021 is to actually HAVE a contest season from District to Region to State! With no crystal ball, we just don't know at this time what "alternative, flexible" gathering looks like.

Look for the UIL newsletter called "Academic News Update" posted on the UIL Academics website. As of this writing, the most recent issue is January 2021. Also, stay in contact with your school's UIL Academic Coordinator for the most current information released by the UIL Academic office in Austin.

We are all weary of this pandemic and its affects. Many of us have lost people we love. All of our lives have been turned upside down. But we can and will persevere. Happy New Year! May you stay healthy and safe, and as we accountants say "stay balanced!"

Practice, Practice, Practice!

Start out the new year with a focus on preparation! Contestants should:

Use the Archived Exams (on this site) to practice by taking tests from prior years.
If the pandemic allows, attend Invitational Meets for real life testing experience. Please see UIL Set A and Set B dates below. If you attend more than one invitational during the UIL Set A or Set B time period, you may see the same test more than once. The host of each invitational meet determines whether they will use a UIL Set A or Set B test or use a third-party vendor to provide the test.
Take fresh practice tests in your classroom under contest conditions.
Be open and flexible to changes in the way the contests may be conducted (because of the pandemic).
Be prepared so that you can do your personal best at the district competition and beyond!

UIL Invitational Set A (does NOT have payroll) dates are January 8 through February 6

UIL Invitational Set B (DOES have payroll) dates are February 12 through March 13

UIL District Week is March 22 through March 27

UIL Regionals April 16-17

UIL State Meet May 1

Coaches, if your school is unable to take students to invitational meets, please use the UIL Academic website (Resources/Additional Resources) to locate vendors who supply practice materials for UIL Accounting. You can stage your own "practice meet" or simply provide "fresh" practice material for your UIL Preparation Sessions.

To purchase study materials written by the UIL Accounting State Director, choose the "Product Sales" tab in the top menu of this website.

Look for updates to this website in the coming months.

LaVerne Funderburk, CPA
UIL Accounting State Contest Director

(Last update was January 22, 2021)

Did This Site Fail to Answer Your Questions?

If the content of this website does not answer your questions about this contest, please use this email address to contact the State Director:

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Your input will help improve the site for everyone involved.

Accounting Program for Building the Profession

The Accounting Pilot and Bridge Project has a new name! The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is collaborating with state CPA societies and/or state departments of education, along with the creator of the program, Dr. Dan Deines, CPA, to help high school accounting teachers further the impact you have on students by inviting you to attend training on higher-order accounting curriculum called the AICPA Accounting Program for Building the Profession (APBP).

If you are looking for a way to bring a higher level of Accounting education to your school, with a higher "weight" towards graduation requirements, AND potentially offer college credit for your students, please check out this curriculum. Summer training sessions are forming now and filling up quickly.

For more information, please visit the website: www.startheregoplaces.com Start Here Go Places !!

Posted March 24, 2018

Contest Rules

The rules are found on the UIL Academic website using the top tab "Policy." Look for the section called Constitution and Contest Rules and click on Academic Contest Rules. 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 using the top menu tab called "Resources." Then look in the left menu for "Handbooks & Manuals for Academic Contests."

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!

This section was reviewed for content on July 23, 2020.

High School State-Adopted Texts

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 July 23, 2020

UIL Accounting Concepts List 2020-21

Please see the attached PDF file for the UIL Schedule of Concepts for the Accounting Contest. This is also known as the "UIL Accounting Concepts List."

The UIL Accounting Concepts List is a GENERAL FRAMEWORK to guide coaches and contestants as you prepare for each level of competition. The list is NOT all-inclusive.

The first school year this "new" list was used was 2017-18 and was added to this website on December 10, 2017.

Reviewed for content July 23, 2020

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UIL Conflict Pattern

Please be aware that contest scheduling has a guideline set by UIL referred to as the Conflict Pattern. This grid or table is available on the UIL Academic website (Resources, Academic Coordinator Resources, Additional Resources). It helps you see what multiple contests are offered with and without scheduling conflicts.

Typically, a district meet is spread out over a week's time so that overlapping scheduling of contests is avoided. So students are encouraged to participate in as many UIL academic contests as that district schedule will allow.

But please understand that if you advance to the regional level in several contests, you many have a predicament at region...how to be in two or more places at the same time. You may have to make some hard choices then. However, choices are good things and even better when you anticipate them.

Please study the UIL Conflict Pattern available on the UIL Academic website. We hope Accounting remains your choice!

Reviewed for content July 23, 2020

Official UIL Calendar

The UIL Official Calendar provides vital information about academic contest dates. For example, it shows:

when Set A Invitational materials may first be used
when Set B Invitational materials may first be used
when the District Meet is held
when the Regional Meet is held
when the State Meet is held

Set A and Set B Invitational exams are written by LaVerne Funderburk. Set A will NOT contain "Payroll" content; whereas Set B typically DOES include "Payroll." Schools can order Set A, Set B from UIL to use at invitational meets they host during the range of dates indicated on the Official Calendar.

Please be aware that if you attend two invitational meets during the Set A time period, students may see the same test again. Not every school hosting an invitational meet will choose to use Set A or Set B materials. They may write their own tests or purchase them from a vendor. Call the invitational meet director to inquire BEFORE you board the bus.

Reviewed for content July 23, 2020

Study & Practice Materials

The best way to practice for the UIL Accounting contest is to take prior year tests. These are available under "Archived Exams" found in the left menu bar. The UIL Accounting Concepts for 2020-21 is the same as the prior year and is posted on this website. The updated concept list has the same basic framework as in years past, but does have some new concept additions. (See the related articles on this site regarding textbooks and the Concept List.)

The UIL Academic website (Menu item Resources/Academic Coordinator Resources/Additional Resources) lists those vendors who have indicated to the UIL that they have study materials available for sale.

For study materials written by LaVerne Funderburk, please select the Product Sales tab on the top menu of this page. The products available and ordering instructions may be found there. Because the UIL Accounting Concept List has the same basic framework, all prior year products are still viable for use in practice.

Reviewed for content July 23, 2020

Visit These Websites Often!

The UIL Academic website was totally revamped in January 2018. The UIL state office uses their website to communicate with member schools. The closer we get to spring competition, the more often you should visit the UIL Academic website. If you are a new academic coach, it is suggested you take a tour early so when you NEED something fast, you will know where to find it.

Likewise, for the most current information about UIL Accounting please visit this site often. We want students to be prepared for competition and to feel confident in that preparation.

Reviewed for content July 23, 2020