NEW YORK (Sept. 3, 2025) — Kostelanetz partner Megan L. Brackney has become the new Chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Tax Section for 2025-2026. Megan’s term as Chair began on Aug. 11, 2025, at the close of the ABA’s 2025 Annual meeting in
Caroline Rule wrote an article for the CPA Journal titled “Considerations for Tax Return Preparers Outsourcing Overseas.” Caroline addresses regulatory challenges that U.S.-based tax return preparers face when outsourcing return preparation overseas. Offshore contracting for tax preparation and related work has grown exponentially in recent
Caroline Ciraolo discussed her belief that tax enforcement will continue apace in 2025, despite many practitioners’ concerns that there could be a slowdown due to changes at the IRS and DOJ Tax Division. Kostelanetz remains “busy … our litigation work has remained steady, but we
Chris Ferguson discussed the latest developments in pandemic fraud enforcement trends for 2025 following the NYU Tax Controversy Forum earlier this summer. Despite the federal workforce cuts at the IRS and other federal agencies, tax enforcement efforts have continued in 2025, and Chris predicts that
Kostelanetz Also Named “Top-Listed” Firm for Litigation and Controversy – Tax in New York NEW YORK (August 25, 2025) — Best Lawyers in America® has recognized nearly half of all Kostelanetz attorneys for its 2026 edition, naming 20 Kostelanetz lawyers to its annual list in the
Caroline Ciraolo, Sharon McCarthy, and Jay Nanavati Selected by Peers for Tax Controversy Litigation and Tax Law NEW YORK (Aug. 25, 2025) — Best Lawyers in America® has named three Kostelanetz partners as a 2026 “Lawyer of the Year.” By a vote of their peers,
Kostelanetz attorneys Megan L. Brackney, Victor Suthammanont, and Gray Proctor co-wrote an article for Tax Notes Procedurally Taxing blog titled “Does Due Process Require More Than Refund Jurisdiction Over Tax Promoter Penalties?” In the article, they discuss tax shelter promoter penalties under §6700 and how
Melissa Wiley discussed her observations on the latest developments in tax enforcement trends for 2025, following the NYU Tax Controversy Forum earlier this summer. Melissa noted that the first half of 2025 was undeniably different when it comes to tax enforcement and tax policy. The
Kostelanetz partner Bryan Skarlatos discussed the latest developments in tax enforcement trends, following the NYU Tax Controversy Forum earlier this summer. Bryan noted, from a tax controversy perspective, that the market for tax representation and legal services is likely to shift dramatically in 2025, and
Tax Notes quoted Kostelanetz counsel Usman Mohammad in an article titled “IRS Used Repealed Guidance in Whistleblower Case, Court Says” about his work representing the estate of Joseph Insinga, alongside partners Caroline Rule and Bryan C. Skarlatos. On August 8, 2025, in the case Estate
