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IRS Vow to Amp Up Audits Puts Tax-Exempt Entities in Crosshairs

Gray Proctor Quoted in Law360 Article on Jarkesy Ruling and Tax Controversy

Kostelanetz Named ‘Law Firm of the Year’ for Tax Controversy Litigation by Best Law Firms

12 Kostelanetz Attorneys Selected to NY Metro Super Lawyers for 2025

Frank Agostino and Associates Join Forces with Premier Tax Controversy and White Collar Boutique Kostelanetz LLP

Melissa Wiley Quoted in Reuters Article: Inside Tax-Exempt Status Audits, Revocation Challenges

Listen: Mastering Internal Revenue Service Challenges: Strategies for Advocacy, Tools, and Communication with Melissa Wiley

Gray Proctor Quoted in Tax Notes on SCOTUS Review of Tariff Ruling

Listen: Karen Kelly Talks Tax Division Dissolution, Future Enforcement on Tax Notes Talk

Jay Nanavati Quoted in Bloomberg Law on Law Firm Linked to DOJ Probe of Puerto Rico Tax Shelters

Law360: ABA Tax Chair Megan Brackney Seeks to Maintain Section’s Ties with IRS

Watch: Andy Weiner on the Tumult in the Tax World In 2025

Amicus Brief Filed on Behalf of the Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Leadership

Watch: Michael Sardar on Tax Controversy Issues in 2025

Megan L. Brackney Becomes New Chair of ABA Tax Section

Watch: Caroline Ciraolo on Tax Controversy Trends in 2025

Watch: Chris Ferguson on Pandemic Fraud Enforcement in 2025

20 Kostelanetz Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in Tax, White Collar, Trusts & Estates, and Commercial Litigation Categories for 2026

Three Kostelanetz Partners Designated as a 2026 Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” in New York and D.C.

Watch: Melissa Wiley on Changing Tax Enforcement in 2025

Watch: Bryan Skarlatos on Tax Enforcement Trends in 2025

IRS Used Repealed Guidance in Whistleblower Case, Court Says

Forbes: Tax Law Firms Are Busier Than Ever—Hiring Former Federal Employees Could Help

Former DOJ Tax Division Head Karen Kelly Joins Kostelanetz as Partner

DC Circuit Hands Banker’s Estate Win in IRS Whistleblower Bid

Kostelanetz Advises Summer, PBC, Regarding NYC’s Student Loan Reduction and College Savings Assistance Program

Kostelanetz Files Appeal to Overturn U.S. Tax Court Ruling Denying Widow’s Innocent Spouse Relief

Megan L. Brackney Quoted in Law360 on Top Federal Tax Cases in Second Half Of 2025

Melissa Wiley Quoted in Journal of Accountancy on Top Tactics for Dealing With the IRS

No Theft Loss Deduction for a Stolen Heart

Gray Proctor Quoted in Law360 on Top Federal Tax Cases of 2025

Demystifying DeFi: Tax Compliance for Individuals Engaging In Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Transactions

CARES Act Fraud Enforcement Turns Five: A Look at the Last Five Years and the Next Five

Jay Nanavati Quoted in Tax Notes: IRS Enforcement of Puerto Rico’s Act 60 Comes Into View Amid Workforce Purge

Kostelanetz Named Leading Tax Controversy Firm by Legal 500 for 2025

Michael Sardar Elected Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel

Chambers USA Ranks Kostelanetz and Five Partners in Tax Controversy, Tax Fraud, Tax Law, and White-Collar Litigation

SEC Issues Staff Guidance on Crypto Staking Programs

Super Lawyers Names Caroline Ciraolo and Jay Nanavati as Top-Rated Attorneys in DC for Tax and White-Collar Defense

DOJ, SEC, and CFTC Outline New Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Guidance

LISTEN: IRS Staff Downsizing Offers New Look at Private Sector Tax Work

Seeking Relief from SEC for Securities Industry Bars and Professional Suspensions

Claude Millman Featured in City & State NY’s ‘Fifty Over 50’ Alumni List

Challenging a Tax Exemption Suspension Based on Terrorist Org Designation

Melissa Wiley Quoted in Thomson Reuters: Oregon Plaintiffs Oppose ‘Stay’ in Corporate Transparency Act Case

Twelve Angry Taxpayers: Why the Constitution Might Guarantee a Jury Trial for Accuracy and Fraud Penalties in Tax Cases after SEC v. Jarkesy

Kostelanetz Files Amicus Briefs in Support of Jury Trials to Challenge Tax Fraud Penalties

DOJ’s New Crypto Crime Guidance Muddies the Prosecutorial Waters

Key Considerations for Preparing a Challenge to Revocation of Tax-Exempt Status

Gray Proctor Quoted in Tax Notes: Constitutional Challenge Could Roll Back Trump’s Tariffs

NY Law Journal Details Victor Suthammanont’s Journey from SEC to Kostelanetz Partner

Podcast: Surviving the IRS — Innocent Spouse Relief and Other Solutions

Kostelanetz Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Perkins Coie

Melissa Wiley Quoted in Tax Notes Article on Interim CTA Rule

Chris Ferguson Quoted in Tax Notes: The IRS Is Getting Fewer FOIAs. Why Aren’t Response Times Improving?

Kostelanetz Welcomes Former SEC Enforcement Counsel Victor Suthammanont as Partner

Michael Waalkes and Melissa Wiley Cited in Tax Notes: Listed Transactions and the Trump Administration — What Happens Now?

Tax Controversy 2025: Navigating the New Enforcement Landscape

Gray Proctor Serves as Judge for National Tax Moot Court Competition

Claude Millman Quoted in Article About Rikers Island Prison Commissary Contract

City & State NY Names Claude Millman to ‘Law Power 100’ List

Law360 Highlights Melissa Wiley’s Decision to Join Kostelanetz LLP as Partner

Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement Likely to Resume This Spring, Despite Conflicting Court Stays and Injunctions

Melissa Wiley Joins Kostelanetz as Partner Focused on Civil Tax Controversy for Business and High-Net-Worth Clients

Kostelanetz Welcomes Eduardo Cukier as Counsel Focused on Corporate, International, and High-Net-Worth Tax Planning and Transactions

Treasury Finalizes Regulations Taxing Gifts and Bequests from Covered Expatriates

Usman Mohammad Quoted in Law360 on D.C. Circuit Appeal of Whistleblower Award Denial

Michael Sardar Quoted in Tax Notes on Voluntary Disclosure Program Data

Maryland Super Lawyers Names Caroline Ciraolo a Top Rated Tax Attorney for 2025

Kostelanetz was proud to be a Diamond sponsor at the 2024 ABA Criminal Tax Fraud and Tax Controversy Conference

Caroline Rule Quoted in Bloomberg Tax on Impacts of Varian Corporate Tax Loophole

Kostelanetz Attorneys Quoted in Thomson Reuters on Circuit Split Over Meaning of Tax Return in Bankruptcy

Jay Nanavati Quoted in Law360: “Cryptocurrency rapidly transforming IRS criminal cases”

Abigail Burke Leads Women in Tax Forum Zoom Tea with Moore Tax Law Group

Caroline Ciraolo and Sandra Brown to be Honored at 2024 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference

Webinar: Kostelanetz Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Involving Discharge of Tax Debts Under Bankruptcy

IRS to change policy on assessing penalties for late filing of reports of foreign gifts and inheritances and foreign trusts

11 Kostelanetz Attorneys Selected to NY Metro Super Lawyers for 2024

Varian Ruling Opens Door for More Companies to Seek Deductions

FinCEN Extends FBAR Filing Deadlines for Victims of Hurricane Milton and Filers Impacted by Israel-Hamas War

FinCEN Extends FBAR Deadline for Victims of Hurricane Helene and Other Natural Disasters

IRS opens a supplemental claim process; Aims to help TPPs and their clients resolve incorrect ERC claims

Tax Court Hints at How It Will Analyze Treasury Regs in the Wake of Loper Bright

Kostelanetz Named Top Tier Tax Controversy Firm and Four Partners Selected As “Highly Regarded” by ITR/World Tax

Wall Street Journal Quotes Caroline D. Ciraolo On New IRS Compliance Efforts Directed Towards Wealthy Taxpayers

IRS Temporarily Reopens Voluntary Disclosure Program for Employee Retention Credit Claims

Best Lawyers Recognizes 15 Kostelanetz Attorneys For 2025

IRS Emphasizes ERC Disallowances in Latest Update

Kostelanetz News Brief: IRS Whistleblower Office Uses National Whistleblower Day to Address Criticisms of the Program

TaxNotes Quotes Caroline D. Ciraolo On Upcoming Changes To Sentencing Guidelines

IRS Urges Businesses to Take a Second Look at ERC Claims Ahead of Potential IRS Action

Supreme Court Decision Regarding Jury Trials in SEC v. Jarkesy Will Affect Litigation Over Tax Promoter Penalties

Kostelanetz Named a Top-Tier Firm for High-Net-Worth Tax Clients by Chambers

TaxNotes Quotes Andrew Weiner On Supreme Court Ruling Regarding Administrative Procedure Act

ABA Comments On Treasury and IRS Regulations Regarding Foreign Trusts and Large Foreign Gifts

Michael Sardar Quoted in MarketWatch Article About IRS Enforcement In The Post-IRA Era

Kostelanetz Alert: IRS Publishes Proposed Regulations for Assessing Interest on Erroneous Employment Tax Credits, Including Employee Retention Credits, as Underpayment of Tax

Kostelanetz Alert: SCOTUS Issues Another Ruling that Could Increase Challenges to Treasury and Other Federal Regulations

Kostelanetz Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Overrules Chevron, Casting Doubt on Treasury Regulations

Legal 500 Recognizes Kostelanetz LLP as ‘Leading’ Tax Firm and Caroline Ciraolo as ‘Leading Partner’ for 2024

Kostelanetz Alert: IRS Resumes Processing ERC Claims; Says Most Claims Present “Unacceptable Level of Risk”

Kostelanetz Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Tax on Foreign Business Income

IRS to Target Partnership Basis Shifting Abuses

Law360 Interviews Bryan Skarlatos And Todd Welty On Benefits Of Combining Tax Controversy Practices

Kostelanetz and Five Partners Named to Chambers USA for Tax Controversy, Tax Fraud, and White-Collar Defense

Law.Com Reports on ‘Powerhouse’ Combination of Kostelanetz LLP and WELTY PC

Kostelanetz LLP and WELTY PC Combo Builds Stronger Ties with Top HBCU, Forbes Reports

Law360 Quotes Andrew Weiner On Economic Substance Doctrine

Kostelanetz LLP Joins Forces with WELTY PC to Create Powerhouse Tax Controversy Practice

New York Times Quotes Jay Nanavati On Puerto Rico Tax Breaks

Bloomberg Tax Quotes Megan Brackney On IRS Crackdown

Tax Notes Quotes Christopher Ferguson On Employee Retention Credits

Treasury Proposes New Regulations on Foreign Trusts and Large Foreign Gifts

Bloomberg Tax Quotes Andy Weiner On IRS Data Breach

Kostelanetz Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Tax Court

Kostelanetz Files Amicus Brief in Tax Whistleblower Case

IRS 2024 “Dirty Dozen” Campaign Warns Taxpayers About Promoters Selling Bogus Tax Strategies and Fraudulent Offshore Schemes

Super Lawyers Names Caroline Ciraolo and Jay Nanavati as Top Tax and White-Collar Attorneys in D.C.

Kostelanetz Files Amicus Brief Asking SCOTUS To Review Pivotal Commerce Clause Tax Case

Tax Notes Quotes Christopher M. Ferguson On ERC Contingency Fee Arrangements

Tax Notes Quotes Bryan C. Skarlatos On Corporate Transparency Act Court Case

Congress Acts to End ERC Program and Targets ERC Promoters

Kostelanetz In The Classroom: International Tax Controversy At Georgetown Law Spring 2024

IRS Announces Voluntary Disclosure Program Allowing Employers Who Received Improper ERC Refunds to Repay at 20% Discount

Caroline Ciraolo Selected as “Top Rated Tax Attorney” by Maryland Super Lawyers for 2024

WATCH: Kostelanetz at the ABA Criminal Tax Fraud and Tax Controversy December Meeting

IRS Announces Disallowance of More Than 20,000 ERC Claims

Kostelanetz News Brief: FinCEN and IRS CI Urge Financial Institutions to Report ERC Fraud

The Washington Post Quotes Andy Weiner On Tax Case Pending In The Supreme Court

CPA Journal Fondly Remembers “CPA Giant” and Kostelanetz Counsel Sidney Kess

Claude M. Millman and Ashley Morales Awarded 2023 Pro Bono Publico Awards By The Legal Aid Society of New York

Best Law Firms’ 2024 List Recognizes Kostelanetz for Tax, White-Collar, Commercial Litigation, and Trusts & Estates “Excellence”

Law360 Quotes Andy Weiner Regarding Constitutional Challenge To The Mandatory Repatriation Tax in Supreme Court

Kostelanetz Files SCOTUS Amicus Brief in Case Regarding Congress’s Taxing Authority Under the 16th Amendment on Behalf of Law Professors

Claude M. Millman Quoted In City & State New York Article Titled “City & State’s Government Procurement Conference Focuses on Modernization”

The Wall Street Journal Quotes Bryan Skarlatos On IRS Fight Against Pandemic Tax-Credit Scams

New York Super Lawyers Selects 11 Kostelanetz Attorneys for 2023 Recognition

Garrett L. Brodeur Featured On Tax Notes Talk Podcast Titled “Cryptocurrency and the Newly Proposed Tax Rules on Digital Assets”

IRS Announces Plans to Establish a Special Enforcement Team to Shine the Spotlight on Large Partnerships and High Net Worth Individuals

IRS Announces Immediate Moratorium on Processing ERC Claims

International Tax Review/World Tax Recognizes Kostelanetz As Top Tier Tax Controversy Firm And Four Attorneys As “Highly Regarded”

Bryan C. Skarlatos Quoted In Tax Notes Article Titled “The FATCA Data Haystack Remains Just That”

Best Lawyers Recognizes 13 Kostelanetz Attorneys, Including All 10 Partners, For 2024 List

Kostelanetz Alert: FinCEN Targets Payroll Tax Evasion and Workers’ Compensation Fraud in the Construction Sector

Stephen A. Josey Quoted In Bloomberg Tax Article Titled “New Jersey Doubles Down in Fighting New York Remote-Work Tax”

Heather Fincher Interviews Caroline Ciraolo In A New Podcast Titled “Powerful Professional Women”

Garrett L. Brodeur Quoted In Tax Notes Article Titled “Senators Push IRS for Timeline on Delayed Crypto Guidance”

Kostelanetz News Brief: IRS Ends Surprise Revenue Officer Visits To Taxpayers

Garrett L. Brodeur Quoted In Tax Notes Article Titled “Staking Case Raises a Question: Can IRS Be Rushed Into Guidance?”

Chambers Recognizes Kostelanetz As A Top-Tier Firm For High Net Worth Clients

Caroline D. Ciraolo Quoted In Bloomberg Tax In An Article Entitled “IRS Goes After Wealthy Tax Scofflaws as More Complex Cases Brew”

Legal 500 Recognizes Kostelanetz As A Leading Tax Controversy And Litigation Firm

Kostelanetz Alert: IRS Anticipates Criminal Investigations of Puerto Rico 20/22/60 Act Participants

Kostelanetz News Brief: In Landmark Case, Justices to Decide Constitutionality of Mandatory Repatriation Tax

UPDATE: Criminal Investigation Of Malta Pensions Heats Up As IRS Issues Flurry Of Summonses

IRS’s Efforts in Providing Cryptoasset Guidance are Clear

IRS Criminal Investigation Agents Are Investigating Malta Pension Plans

Garrett L. Brodeur Contributes To New York State Bar Association Tax Section’s Report On IRS Notice 2023-27 Concerning Tax Treatment Of Non-Fungible Tokens

Chambers USA Recognizes Kostelanetz LLP And Five Partners For Tax Controversy, Tax Fraud, And White-Collar Defense

Kostelanetz News Brief: IRS CI To Establish Data Center Focused On Combatting Cyber- and Cryptocurrency Related Crimes

Garrett L. Brodeur Featured On Tax Chats Podcast In Episode Titled “An NFT for Drinking Coffee at Starbucks? Chatting with Garrett Brodeur about NFTs and Rewards Programs”

Jay Nanavati Named To Super Lawyers “Top 100” Attorneys In Washington, DC List

ABA Tax Section Names Garrett L. Brodeur to Diversity in the Profession Committee

Kostelanetz Shortlisted For Outstanding Pro Bono Firm Of The Year By Chambers USA

Megan L. Brackney And Melina Watson Guest Author Blog Post Entitled “Neo-Tiktok-Tology” For The Procedurally Taxing Blog

Garrett L. Brodeur Quoted in “Tax Pros May Need Lots of Coffee to Analyze Starbucks NFTs,” Tax Notes

IRS Dirty Dozen List Grows With Addition of Fuel Tax Credit Scams

WATCH: Don Fort Moderates Panel Discussing IRS Criminal And Civil Priorities At “What’s Coming Down the Hill”

WATCH: Panel Discusses Multi-Agency Investigations During “What’s Coming Down the Hill”

WATCH: Congressional Staff And Attorneys Discuss Hill Priorities During “What’s Coming Down the Hill”

Claude Millman Again Named To City & State NY’s “Law Power 100”

“Rule 23(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Should be Amended to Eliminate the Requirement that the Government Consent to a Defendant’s Waiver of a Jury Trial” Published By American College

IRS Renews Warnings On Fraud and Abuse In Employee Retention Credit Program

Kostelanetz News Brief: TIGTA Provides Recommendations On Improving The IRS Appeals Process

Supreme Court Issues Groundbreaking Decision on FBAR Penalties

Kostelanetz LLP 2022 Pro Bono Report

Kostelanetz News Brief: Tax Professionals Argue The IRS Should Use Its $80 Billion To Improve Call And Correspondence Services, Modernize, And Increase Public Trust

Three Kostelanetz Attorneys Promoted to Counsel

Kostelanetz News Brief: 2022 National Tax Security Awareness Week Advises Taxpayers And Tax Professionals About How To Protect Against Tax-Related Identity Theft

Supreme Court To Hear Landmark Attorney-Client Privilege Case Involving Kostelanetz Client

Maryland Super Lawyers Selects Caroline Ciraolo as “Top Rated Tax Attorney”

Treasury Has Issued Proposed Regulations Identifying Syndicated Conservation Easements As “Listed Transactions”

Claude M. Millman Quoted In Law360 Article Entitled “NYC Seeks to Toss Nonprofit’s Suit Over Labor Peace Law”

Megan L. Brackney Authored Two-Part Series For Procedurally Taxing Blog Entitled “The IRS’s Aggressive Enforcement Of Foreign Information Return Penalties Has Created Ethical Dilemmas For Practitioner

Caroline D. Ciraolo Shared Insight In Tax Notes Article Entitled “Documents Shed Light on IRS Scrutiny of Employee Retention Credit”

Kostelanetz Sponsors NYCLA Tax Court Calendar Call Pro Bono Program

Trial Experience Matters: A Conversation With Our Courtroom Veterans

Kostelanetz News Brief: IRS Advisory Council Calls For Consistent Funding, Modernization, And Reduction Of The Electronic Filing Threshold

Third Circuit Rejects A Sentencing Guidelines Calculation For Economic Crimes Based On “Intended Loss”

Bryan C. Skarlatos Quoted In Wall Street Journal Article Entitled “Taxes After Marriage: How to Navigate the Confusing Consequences”

Kostelanetz News Brief: Ripple Effects Expected From Tax Court Decision Invalidating IRS Notice Designating Syndicated Conservation Easements As “Listed Transactions”

Kostelanetz News Brief: The IRS Encourages Taxpayers With An Outstanding Tax Bill To Consider An Offer in Compromise

Kostelanetz’s Firm-Wide Retreat In Philadelphia Explores Criminal Justice Issues

Kostelanetz Recognized As A “Best Law Firm” For Tax, White-Collar Defense, And Commercial Litigation For 2023

The Fraud Fighter Podcast Interviews Don Fort About His Professional Journey Through The IRS

Megan L. Brackney Quoted In Tax Notes Article Entitled “IRS Appeals Training Materials on Reasonable Cause Worry Practitioners”

Super Lawyers Recognizes Sharon McCarthy As Among “Top 100” And “Top 50 Women” Attorneys In New York

NY Super Lawyers Recognizes 11 K&F Attorneys For Tax, White Collar Defense And Business Litigation

Jay Nanavati Admitted To American College Of Trial Lawyers

Tax Notes Talk Podcast Interviews Caroline Rule About The Unexpected Tax Consequences Of Overturning Roe V. Wade