With the Kostelanetz LLP Spelman College Pre-Law Internship program entering its third year, we’re excited to announce that we have accepted two new Spelman students as pre-law paralegals for the Spring 2023 semester. Please join us in welcoming Melina Watson and Nadya Lopez. Melina is a Philosophy Major and Political Science
In the latest installment of Tax Analysts’ “Taxing Issues” webinar series, “The Future of IRS Funding,” Cara Griffith, President and CEO of Tax Analysts, spoke with Charles Rettig, former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner; Nina Olson, former IRS National Taxpayer Advocate and now Executive Director
NEW YORK (January 10, 2023) — Kostelanetz LLP is thrilled to announce that we have promoted three of our attorneys — Nicholas S. Bahnsen, Stephen Josey, and Wilda Lin — to Counsel. The promotions became effective on January 1. “Nick, Stephen, and Wilda have provided
The IRS recently summarized highlights from the 7th Annual National Tax Security Awareness Week. This event, which is a joint effort sponsored by the Security Summit partners (the “Summit partners,” comprised of the IRS, state tax administrators, and the tax software and tax professional community),
On January 9, 2023, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in In re Grand Jury, a landmark case regarding a Kostelanetz client’s assertion of the attorney-client privilege during a grand-jury investigation. The Kostelanetz client asserted the attorney-client privilege over communications between the client and
BALTIMORE (December 14, 2022) — Super Lawyers has selected Kostelanetz LLP partner Caroline D. Ciraolo for inclusion on the 2023 Maryland Super Lawyers list as a “Top Rated Tax Attorney in Baltimore, MD.” Super Lawyers describes itself as a “rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than
The IRS responded swiftly to the Tax Court’s recent decision, Green Valley Investors, LLC, et al. v. Comm’r, 159 T.C. No. 5 (Nov. 9, 2022), which invalidated IRS Notice 2017-10, identifying syndicated conservation easements as “listed transactions,” on the ground that the Notice violated the
Claude M. Millman was quoted in an article in Law360 concerning pro bono litigation filed by Kostelanetz LLP, on behalf of the Human Services Council of New York and ten other nonprofits against the City of New York. The article notes: Claude M. Millman, who represents HSC, . . .
Megan L. Brackney guest authored a two-part series for the Procedurally Taxing Blog entitled “The IRS’s Aggressive Enforcement Of Foreign Information Return Penalties Has Created Ethical Dilemmas For Practitioners.” The two posts raise important questions about practitioners’ ethical responsibilities when confronting clients’ potential exposure to
Caroline D. Ciraolo shared her insight in a recent Tax Notes article by Lauren Loricchio entitled “Documents Shed Light on IRS Scrutiny of Employee Retention Credit” published on December 5, 2022. The article details the IRS’s issuance of training materials that explain how examiners should
