Don Fort Moderates A Panel Entitled "Illuminating the Shadow Economy: Using Publicly Available Data to Gain Visibility into Financial Crime" For ACFCS's Fincrime Virtual Week 2022
2022-08-04 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
On August 4, 2022, Don Fort moderates a panel entitled “Illuminating the Shadow Economy: Using Publicly Available Data to Gain Visibility into Financial Crime” for the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists’ Fincrime Virtual Week 2022.
Description: The evolving shadow economy – from short-term rentals to crypto and NFTs – poses significant challenges to regulators and investigators. However, practitioners can use publicly available data to gain actionable visibility into illicit business activity and potential financial crime. In this session, experts offer multiple perspectives from government and financial services on how to leverage publicly available data and open-source intelligence to combat financial crime and throw light on the shadows.
Moderator:

Don Fort, Director of Investigations, Kostelanetz and Fink, LLP

Panelists:

Jarod Koopman, Acting Executive Director, IRS Criminal Investigation / Cyber and Forensics Division
Matan Fattal, Co-Founder and CEO, IVIX
Teya Dyan, Fraud & Security Solutions, SAS

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Daniel Cady Davidson Participates In And Zenia Memon Moderates A Webinar Entitled "Careers in Tax Law" For The Federal Bar Association's Younger Lawyers Division And Section On Taxation
2022-08-05 14:00 - 15:00
Description: On August 5, 2022, Daniel Cady Davidson participates in and Zenia Memon moderates a webinar entitled “Careers in Tax Law” for the Federal Bar Association’s Younger Lawyers Division and Section on Taxation. Members of the Federal Bar Association, young tax practitioners, and aspiring students are invited to listen to a panel of tax practitioners speak about the nature of their jobs, their experience in different areas of tax law, and what young tax professionals and aspiring students might expect from a career in tax law.
Moderators:

Ege Berber, PwC
Zenia Memon, Kostelanetz & Fink LLP

Panelists:

Daniel Cady Davidson, Kostelanetz & Fink LLP
Teisha Ruggiero, Internal Revenue Service
Nick Zemil, PwC

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Caroline D. Ciraolo Participates In A Panel Entitled "The Future of Voluntary Disclosures: Coming in From the Cold" For The CPA Academy
2022-08-23 16:00 - 17:00
On August 23, 2022, Caroline D. Ciraolo participates in a panel entitled “The Future of Voluntary Disclosures: Coming in From the Cold” for The CPA Academy.
Description:
For more than 70 years, the IRS maintained a voluntary disclosure policy designed to encourage taxpayers to come in from the cold and self-report non-compliance. In 2018, the voluntary disclosure program was updated to provide new procedures. In its most recent annual report, the Taxpayer Advocate Service noted that the new procedures are substantially more onerous and uncertain than the old procedures and may discourage taxpayers from stepping forward to self-disclose.
This session will discuss the latest voluntary disclosure developments, including the application of the updated program to cryptocurrency, and provide suggestions on how practitioners should advise their clients to make the best use of the new voluntary disclosure procedures. CPE credit is offered for this event.
Panelists:
Caroline D. Ciraolo, Esq., Partner, Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP
Michel Stein, Esq., Principal, Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez, PC
Phillip Colasanto, Attorney, Agostino & Associates
Daniel N. Price, Attorney at Law
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Megan Brackney Participates In A Panel Entitled "Coming in from the Cold: Dealing with Non-Filers" For The 2022 Forensic Accounting Summit: Forensic Accounting And Reconstruction
2022-08-25 08:40 - 10:00
On August 25, 2022, Megan Brackney participates in a panel entitled, “Coming in from the Cold: Dealing with Non-Filers” for the 2022 Forensic Accounting Summit: Forensic Accounting and Reconstruction.
Panel Description: The IRS is pursuing more than 10 million non-filers that they have already identified, plus countless others that get swept up in ongoing audits and investigations. For those taxpayers not yet contacted, interesting decisions await: to simply file or submit a request to be pre-cleared into voluntary disclosure? And which one is best for what situation? This panel of professionals will review the current state of voluntary disclosure, how to determine which option is best for the client, and how to bring them in without triggering a criminal referral.
Moderator:

Eric L. Green, Green & Sklarz LLC

Panelists:

Megan Brackney, Esq., Kostelanetz & Fink LLP
Laura L. Gavioli, Esq., Alston & Bird

Michael Sardar Moderates A Panel Entitled "The IRS Exam Process and Pitfalls for Taxpayers" For The 2022 Forensic Accounting Summit: Forensic Accounting And Reconstruction
2022-08-25 12:30 - 13:50
On August 25, 2022, Michael Sardar moderates a panel entitled, “The IRS Exam Process and Pitfalls for Taxpayers” for the 2022 Forensic Accounting Summit: Forensic Accounting and Reconstruction.
Panel Description: What do you do when your “routine” exam is no longer routine? This panel will review the usual audit process and discuss pitfalls that can arise, like indications of fraud, other crimes or false documents. The panel will also review what happens when it goes off the rails and what the practitioner can do to keep it moving in the right direction.
Moderator:

Michael Sardar, Kostelanetz & Fink LLP

Panelists:

Sanford J. Boxermann, Esq., Capes Sokol
Miri Forster, Eisner Advisory Group

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