“One of the Top Tax Boutiques in the Country,” “A Deep Bench and a Stellar Reputation” NEW YORK, NY (May 5, 2020) – Kostelanetz & Fink LLP is pleased to share that Chambers and Partners has recognized the firm and five attorneys in its 2020 USA Guide in the areas of tax controversy,
This spring, Caroline D. Ciraolo and Robert M. Russell have been bringing their decades of experience in federal tax enforcement and tax controversy matters to Georgetown University Law Center and Graduate Tax Program in a class entitled, “International Tax Controversy.” Professors Ciraolo and Russell concentrate
In a recent Global Investigations Review article by James Thomas entitled “Lacklustre Early Cooperation Fuelled US Tax Evasion Penalty to Israeli Bank,” Sharon L. McCarthy reacted to the announcement by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 30, 2020 that Bank Hapoalim’s Swiss subsidiary had pleaded
In a recent Tax Notes article by Andrew Velarde entitled “Another District Court Weighs in Favor of FBAR Survivability, Caroline Ciraolo reacted to recent rulings on whether penalties for willful failure to file foreign bank account reports can survive the death of the nonfiler. As
Caroline D. Ciraolo and Bryan C. Skarlatos were quoted in Tax Notes article entitled “Texas Law Firm Must Comply With IRS John Doe Summons,” regarding a recent Fifth Circuit ruling upholding an order “requiring a Texas law firm to turn over information on clients with
Kostelanetz & Fink partner Bryan Skarlatos was quoted and his photograph was featured in the New York Times this weekend regarding an art fraud case that has been described as “one of the largest art world scandals of recent times.” Mr. Skarlatos represents one of
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
