Michael Sardar will present a program on IRS Voluntary Disclosure Practice at the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) Tax Summit, a virtual conference on October 22, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern.
Continuing education credit is available.
The full-day conference will focus on preparing for the 2026 tax season, including key developments, strategies, and planning ideas. Attendees will learn how to sharpen their approach to tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), spot qualified small business stock (QSBS) eligibility pitfalls, and assess how new tax rules might affect individual returns, business transactions, and trust distributions. IRS and New Jersey Division of Taxation employees will also present sessions.
Michael's session, “Navigating the IRS Voluntary Disclosure Practice: Core Fundamentals and Emerging Reforms,” will run from 10:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. Eastern and will help attendees better understand the IRS Criminal Investigation Voluntary Disclosure Practice (VDP) for clients facing criminal exposure for prior tax non-compliance. Michael will discuss the VDP's core framework, including the application process, lookback period, civil penalty structures, and proposed structural changes to the VDP, so practitioners can better understand how the VDP may help noncompliant clients.
You can learn more about the NJCPA Tax Summit and register here.
About Michael
Michael has extensive experience on a wide range of tax controversy and white-collar criminal defense matters, and he represents clients in all stages of civil and criminal tax controversies before the IRS, state tax authorities, the Department of Justice, and local prosecutors. Additionally, Michael represents clients in gift and estate tax audits, where he helps taxpayers challenge the IRS’s valuation of gifts and bequests and/or the includability of certain transfers.
