On June 7, 2024, Forbes reported on how Kostelanetz LLP’s combination with WELTY PC and the addition of an Atlanta, Georgia, office strengthened the firm’s ties to Spelman College in “Tax Law Firm Merger Has A Side Benefit: Stronger Ties With Top HBCU.” The article quoted Claude M.
Andrew Weiner was quoted in a Law360 article published June 6, 2024 titled “Win May Embolden IRS Use Of Economic Substance Doctrine.” The article described how the common-law economic substance doctrine has evolved and how a recent Liberty Global lawsuit has highlighted controversy created in
Offices in NYC, DC, and Atlanta to Expand Reach of Combined Firm’s Sophisticated Tax Controversy and White-Collar Criminal Defense Practices NEW YORK (June 4, 2024) — Kostelanetz LLP, with one of the country’s premier boutique tax and white-collar criminal defense practices, has combined forces with
Jay R. Nanavati was quoted in a New York Times article published May 28, 2024 titled “I.R.S. Failed to Police Puerto Rico Tax Breaks, Whistle-Blower Says.” The New York Times reported that an I.R.S. insider has accused the agency of failing to police tax breaks
Megan L. Brackney was quoted in a Tax Notes article published May 17, 2024 titled “Reflecting on Tax Court Judges Both Inside and Outside the Courtroom.” In the article, Megan L. Brackney and Keith Fogg, emeritus clinical professor at Harvard Law School, reflect on their
Megan L. Brackney was quoted in a Bloomberg Tax article published May 20, 2024 titled “Wealthy Taxpayers Prep Years-Late Returns Ahead of IRS Crackdown.” Following a February 2024 announcement from the IRS that the agency would be pursuing wealthy taxpayers who failed to file their
Christopher M. Ferguson was quoted in a Tax Notes article titled “Employee Retention Credit Adviser Urges Court to Lift Moratorium,” on May 16th. The article discusses the potential implications of an injunction filed on May 14th with the U.S. District Court for the District of
By Ian Weinstock and Heather Fincher For nearly thirty years, taxpayers have been waiting for the IRS to issue regulations related to foreign trusts and foreign gifts. Since 1996, when Congress enacted a myriad of provisions to prevent tax avoidance through the use of foreign
Andy Weiner was quoted in a Bloomberg Tax article titled “Wealthy Taxpayers Alerted to Leaked Data Years After IRS Breach,” on April 24th. The article discusses IRS notices going out to taxpayers whose tax return information was compromised by Charles Littlejohn, sentenced to five years in prison
Kostelanetz LLP has filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Center for Taxpayer Rights in support of petitioner Philip G. Groves in Groves v. Commissioner, T.C. No. 9974-22L, a case involving the IRS’s assessment of tax penalties. The petitioner is challenging penalty liability on
