WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 17, 2020) – Kostelanetz & Fink is pleased to announce that partners Caroline D. Ciraolo and Jay R. Nanavati have been selected for inclusion on the 2020 Washington DC Super Lawyers list. Ciraolo, who was previously included on the list in 2018
Bryan C. Skarlatos quoted in Law360 Tax Authority article entitled “New Exec Could Help IRS Efficiently Tamp Down Tax Schemes,” which explores how the “creation of a tax scheme promoter investigation coordinator role and a new fraud enforcement unit could help the cash-strapped agency more
Seven New York City students who didn’t get into specialized high schools are asking the state education commissioner to ensure they get spots, saying the city’s diversity push unfairly denied them seats for the fall. Their challenge argues the city’s expansion of the so-called Discovery
In its continued response to the coronavirus pandemic, the IRS issued on April 9, 2020, Notice 2020-23, which extends various tax-related deadlines that were not previously extended by IRS Notice 2020-18 and its related Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”). Under Treasury regulations, the Secretary of the
Caroline D. Ciraolo was quoted in a Tax Notes article, entitled “Direct Deposit Portal May Be New Vehicle for Old Scams.” “There will always be those who seek to abuse the system, but I suspect that individuals caught stealing much-needed relief funds will face law enforcement
Bryan C. Skarlatos quoted in Law360 Tax Authority article entitled “Tax Pros Fear IRS Appeals Cases May Suffer During Pandemic.” The article notes that IRS Appeals cases may be impacted by the inability of Appeals employees to hold face-to-face meetings during the coronavirus pandemic, among other
Bryan C. Skarlatos quoted in Law360 Tax Authority article entitled “Pandemic Payment Program Will Add Nonfilers To IRS Rolls,” which explored the effects the coronavirus-related stimulus payments may have on the IRS’s ability to “to collect substantially more revenue in the future from individuals who
On March 30, the IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Division’s (“SBSE”) Director of Collection issued a Memorandum for All Collection Executives (the “Collection Memo”) ordering the implementation of a period of suspension of “most collection activities” by the IRS as part of the broader effort to provide
The IRS has created a webpage on IRS.gov designed to answer taxpayer and business questions about stimulus payments and other guidance issued in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The webpage is being updated as needed to help individuals and businesses navigate the new guidance,
Caroline Rule’s article, “United States v. Greenfield: A Triumph of the Fifth Amendment’s Act of Production Privilege; or Confirmation that the Privilege Can Be Entirely Abrogated by Any Act of Congress, or Even by a Treasury Regulation?” published in The Tax Lawyer, Winter 2018 (71:2),
