Kostelanetz partner Megan L. Brackney has been selected Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation for 2025-2026. The election of new Officers and Council Directors was held on August 2, 2024, at the American Bar Association’s 2024 Annual meeting in Chicago.
The continuing expansion of virtual currencies adoption and the need for financial service providers to understand how to identify cryptocurrency transactions and how to manage its potential risk is increasing. K&F Director of Investigations Don Fort participated in a webinar on February 25, 2021, entitled
Kostelanetz partners Sharon McCarthy and Victor Suthammanont co-wrote an article for Bloomberg Law titled “DOJ’s New Crypto Crime Guidance Muddies the Prosecutorial Waters.” In the article, Sharon and Victor detail concerns about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) April 2025 memo regarding cryptocurrency and digital asset
Kostelanetz counsel Gray Proctor wrote an article for the Florida Bar Journal titled “Twelve Angry Taxpayers: Why the Constitution Might Guarantee a Jury Trial for Accuracy and Fraud Penalties in Tax Cases after SEC v. Jarkesy.” Gray examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2024 decision
For organizations facing the potential loss of their tax-exempt status, the procedures for challenging a proposed or actual revocation may seem overwhelmingly complex. While the underlying issues involved may be complicated, focusing on three key procedural considerations can help to clarify the path forward. Protest
Gray Proctor was quoted in a Tax Notes article titled “Constitutional Challenge Could Roll Back Trump’s Tariffs.” The article addresses the April 3, 2025, complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida against President Trump’s use of the International Emergency
Businesses that employ individuals who are not authorized to work (unauthorized individuals) in the United States are the subject of increasing scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Department of Labor (DOL), and other federal and state government agencies. Recently,
The New York Law Journal recently highlighted the news that Victor Suthammanont joined Kostelanetz LLP as a partner after serving at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for more than a decade. The article details Victor’s time at the SEC, where he rose from Senior
Partner Megan Brackney was recently interviewed on the Financially Ever After podcast to talk about tax compliance issues related to divorce and widowhood, including issues such as innocent spouse relief, IRS audits, and handling other marriage-related tax troubles. In this episode, hosted by Stacy Francis
Ian Buksunski wrote an article for the CPA Journal titled “Theft Loss Deductions Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.” In this piece, Ian discusses the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) and the impact it has had on tax relief
Michael Sardar co-wrote an article with Vishan Chaudhary for the CPA Journal titled “Claiming Residency in Puerto Rico May Spur More State-Based Tax Audits.” In the article, Michael and Vishan discuss state-level tax audits concerning taxpayers who have claimed tax benefits under Puerto Rico’s Act
Caroline Ciraolo and Abigail Burke co-wrote an article for Bloomberg Tax, “How Tax Pros Can Shift from Government to Private Sector Work.” The article addresses the recent reductions in the federal workforce that are forcing many skilled and experienced tax professionals to consider transitioning from
