This fall, Kostelanetz & Fink partners Megan Brackney and Caroline Ciraolo will be teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses again at New York University School of Law (Brackney), Georgetown University Law Center (Ciraolo), and the University of Baltimore School of Law and Graduate Tax Program
As part of Kostelanetz & Fink’s commitment to pro bono work and giving back to the tax community, K&F partners Megan Brackney, Yoram Keinan, Bryan Skarlatos, and Michael Sardar were proud to participate in the most recent IRS Virtual Settlement Conferences in coordination with the IRS’s Office of Chief
Some cryptocurrency holders are now disclosing past tax lapses to avoid potential criminal prosecution. Bryan Skarlatos, a lawyer with Kostelanetz & Fink with several such cases, reminds cryptocurrency investors of the IRS’s success in piercing the veil of Swiss bank secrecy. Since 2009, more than 56,000 Americans who hid money
In a recent Mercury News article by Leonardo Castañeda entitled “A Lafayette Youth Baseball League Supposedly Got a $5 Million PPP Loan. Here’s What Really Happened,” Christopher M. Ferguson discussed the issue of fraudulent loans issued under the federal Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID-19
In a recent Law360 article by Amy Lee Rosen entitled “5 Federal Tax Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2020,” Robert M. Russell discussed the anticipated importance of U.S. v. Altaba, an atypically early tax dispute presently taking off in Delaware district court. Excerpts
In a recent Tax Notes article by Kristen A. Parillo entitled “New IRS Practice Unit Explains Penalty Relief,” Yoram Keinan discusses the merits of the IRS’s latest guidance that overviews the reasonable cause exception for penalties. Excerpts from the article are below: “There is no
In a recent Wall Street Journal article by Laura Saunders entitled “File Your Taxes, Even if You Can’t Pay,” Bryan C. Skarlatos provided advice to taxpayers on how to minimize financial fallout this tax season, during the unprecedented times of COVID-19. Excerpts from the article
In a recent Tax Notes article by Andrew Velarde entitled “Individuals Now a Target for LB&I Transition Tax Campaign,” Robert M. Russell discussed the IRS announcement that the Section 965 transition tax will now become an area of enforcement as applied to non-corporate taxpayers. Excerpts
By Megan L. Brackney The CPA Journal June 2020 Edition The Internal Revenue Code and the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) require that persons engaged in a trade or business file Form 8300, Report of Cash Payments Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business, any time
Kostelanetz & Fink is proud to join forces with other law firms across the country in combating systemic racism as part of the new Law Firm Anti-Racism Alliance (LFAA), which will provide pro bono counsel in concert with legal services organizations and other stakeholders focused
