Don Fort was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article entitled “Ukraine Invasion Prompts Wyden Call to Strengthen IRS CI,” published on March 2, 2022. The article notes: Don Fort of Kostelanetz & Fink LLP, who served as CI chief from 2017 to 2020, said
Don Fort was quoted in a recent Politico article entitled “What’s the IRS have to do with Russia and Ukraine?” published on February 28, 2022. The article notes: Experts say that the agency would be in a good position to track Russian assets, including those
As taxpayers prepare to file their 2021 tax returns, we note that the IRS recently announced in IRS Tax Tip 2022-17, February 1, 2022 (“the Tax Tip”), that it is “committed to ensuring that taxpayers pay no more than the correct amount of tax.” Taxpayers’
Don Fort was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article entitled “IRS Updates Voluntary Disclosure Form With Electronic Bent,” published on February 16, 2022. The article notes: Don Fort of Kostelanetz & Fink LLP told Tax Notes the decision to allow electronic signatures and electronic fax
Megan L. Brackney was quoted in a recent Forbes article entitled “Cryptocurrency Front And Center In Revised IRS Voluntary Disclosure Practice,” published on February 15, 2022. Brackney analyzes the implications of the recent updates to the IRS’s Voluntary Disclosure Practice Preclearance Request and Application on
On January 13, 2022, Him Das, Acting Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), addressed the annual Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference hosted by the American Bankers Association and American Bar Association to discuss FinCEN’s changing approach to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT). FinCEN
The American Bar Association Section of Taxation has announced the creation of the Loretta Collins Argrett Fellowship, a new initiative to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Tax Bar. The goal of the Loretta Collins Argrett Fellowship is to identify, engage, and infuse historically
Mark Milton interviews Don Fort, former Chief of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division, about his deep expertise in financial crimes and his work on many high-profile tax crime cases over the past 30 years. Click here for The Mark Milton Show podcast. The episode is
In a recent article entitled “Social Service Nonprofits Sue City Over Pro-Union Law,” published on January 9, 2022, THE CITY reported on a pro bono case brought by Kostelanetz & Fink on behalf of The Human Services Council. According to the article, the Human Services
