On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act of 2021 (CTA). While that theoretically allowed for enforcement to move forward, the CTA
Megan Brackney, Jacob Paikin, and Rasheena Reid wrote an article titled “Advising Healthcare and Hospitality REITs through Increasing Scrutiny” on the increasing tax enforcement against real estate investment trusts (REITs) for The CPA Journal. Regulators have expressed concern that REITs in the healthcare and hospitality
Counsel Andy Weiner wrote an article for Forbes titled “The Supreme Court’s New Standard For Challenging Tax Regulations.” The article notes that the “Supreme Court is reshaping the role of the administrative state in the federal government,” most notably, through its 2024 decision in Loper
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 3, 2025) — Kostelanetz LLP is pleased to welcome Melissa Wiley as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office focused on civil tax controversy matters for business and high-net-worth clients. Melissa brings more than two decades of civil tax controversy and litigation
NEW YORK (Jan. 24, 2025) — Kostelanetz LLP is pleased to announce that Eduardo A. Cukier has joined the firm as a counsel focused on corporate, international, and high-net-worth tax planning and transactions. Eduardo brings more than two decades of experience in transactions-based domestic and
By Ian Weinstock and Heather Fincher After 15 years of waiting, we now have final regulations providing guidance on the tax imposed by Internal Revenue Code Section 2801 (the “Section 2801 tax”) for U.S. citizens and residents who receive gifts or bequests from certain individuals
Counsel Andy Weiner wrote an article for Forbes titled “Why Filing A Tax Return Is More Important Than Paying Tax.” In the piece, Andy details the history of the US income tax system imposing separate obligations on taxpayers to file a tax return and pay
Kostelanetz counsel Usman Mohammad’s oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit was discussed in a recent Law360 article titled, “Dutch Bank Exec Gave IRS Good Tax Tip, DC Circ. Judge Says.” The appeal deals with the denial of a whistleblower
Kostelanetz partner Michael Sardar was quoted in Tax Notes regarding issues with the IRS voluntary disclosure program for owners of foreign assets. The Tax Notes article by Nathan Richman is a deep dive into numerous taxpayer concerns with the Internal Revenue Service’s voluntary disclosure program
Join Caroline Ciraolo, Bryan Skarlatos, Jay Nanavati, Christopher Ferguson, Michael Sardar, Don Fort, and Abigail Burke for their reflections about what issues will be front and center for the tax community, the Internal Revenue Service, and the courts in the year to come!
