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 partner Jay R. Nanavati was quoted in a Law360 article on the ways that cryptocurrency is affecting the size and scope of tax fraud cases undertaken by the IRS and other federal agencies. Jay spoke at the UCLA Tax Controversy Conference in October 2024,
Kostelanetz associate Abigail Burke led the October Women in Tax Forum’s Zoom Tea with Guinevere Moore of Moore Tax Law Group. The Zoom Tea is a virtual discussion hosted monthly by the ABA Tax Section’s Women in Tax Forum to enjoy a hot beverage and
Kostelanetz partner Caroline Ciraolo and Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez principal Sandra Brown will be honored on November 7, 2024, at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference in Anaheim, California. The Women in Tax Standing Committee plans to hold
Kostelanetz partner Michael Sardar was quoted in Tax Notes regarding proposed changes by the IRS concerning taxpayers burdened with penalties stemming for late-filed foreign trust and gift reports (Forms 3520 and 3520-A). The Tax Notes article covered an October 31 panel at the Procopio International
Kostelanetz attorneys Andrew Weiner and Abigail Burke co-authored an amicus brief filed by the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC) on August 29, 2024, in the case of John Paul Salvador v. United States (No. 24-108). The issue in Salvador’s case was whether a late
While speaking at the UCLA Tax Controversy Conference in Los Angeles, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel announced a change in how the IRS will apply penalties to late reporting of foreign gifts and inheritances and the reporting of foreign trusts. Effective immediately, the IRS will no
Sharon McCarthy Also Named to Top 50 Women Lawyers in New York NEW YORK (October 25, 2024) — Eleven Kostelanetz attorneys have been named to New York Metro Super Lawyers for 2024 for their experience and skill in the areas of Tax, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Business Litigation.
Kostelanetz LLP Partner Caroline Rule was recently quoted in Bloomberg Tax after speaking with senior reporter Michael Rapoport regarding the Varian ruling, a hot-button issue in international tax compliance for corporations. Varian Medical Systems Inc. v. Commissioner, 163 T.C. No. 4, was decided on August
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced on Oct. 11, 2024, that it would extend the filing deadline for Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Account (FBARs Form FinCEN 114) for people impacted by Hurricane Milton as well as those who have been impacted by the
Bryan C. Skarlatos was quoted in a recent Wall Street Journal article titled “A Tax-Shelter Crackdown Uncovers a Dentist’s ‘Smile High Trust,’” which examines IRS enforcement efforts against tax shelter promotions involving alleged tax-reducing trusts that are targeted to “wealthy individuals, business owners and professionals
