Partner Melissa Wiley was quoted in a recent article for Tax Notes titled “Interim CTA Rule Shields Domestic Owners From Reporting Requirements.” The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted by Congress in 2021 to provide law enforcement with greater insight into the ownership of domestic
Chris Ferguson was quoted in a Tax Notes article titled “The IRS Is Getting Fewer FOIAs. Why Aren’t Response Times Improving?” Chris noted that the IRS’s FOIA Office historically has done a decent job in processing requests with the resources it has and that delays
NEW YORK (March 31, 2025) — Kostelanetz LLP is excited to welcome Victor Suthammanont as a partner in the New York City office. Coming off a decade-long stint at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where he served as a Senior Trial Counsel and, more recently, as Enforcement
Michael Waalkes and Melissa Wiley were cited in a recent Tax Notes column titled “Listed Transactions and the Trump Administration — What Happens Now?” Stephen J. Olsen, the faculty director of the Graduate Tax Program at Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law and a
Claude M. Millman was recently quoted in a The City article entitled, “At Rikers Commissary, Prices Exceed Those at Local Stores Despite Pledge to Bring Costs Down,” about a New York City Department of Corrections contract for prison commissary services. The article by reporters Reuven Blau
You could easily be forgiven for not knowing the current state of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) following the Fifth Circuit’s holiday flip-flop…or the Supreme Court subsequently weighing in…or Congress’s umpteenth attempt to push off the law’s effective date…or the recent flurry of FinCEN press
NEW YORK (March 3, 2025) — Kostelanetz LLP partner Claude M. Millman has once again been recognized by City & State NY’s “Law Power 100” list. In naming Claude to the list for the fourth time, City & State cited his record of success for clients, stating: “A former federal
Law360 recently highlighted the news that Melissa Wiley joined Kostelanetz LLP as a partner, bringing with her more than 20 years of experience in representing corporate, institutional, and individual clients in all stages of civil tax controversy matters. Melissa spoke to Law360 and told reporter
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act of 2021 (CTA). While that theoretically allowed for enforcement to move forward, the CTA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 3, 2025) — Kostelanetz LLP is pleased to welcome Melissa Wiley as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office focused on civil tax controversy matters for business and high-net-worth clients. Melissa brings more than two decades of civil tax controversy and litigation
