Last week, partners and associates from Kostelanetz attended the American Bar Association’s 40th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud and the 13th Annual National Institute on Tax Controversy. Partners Bryan C. Skarlatos, Caroline D. Ciraolo, Megan L. Brackney, and Michael Sardar, along with Director of Investigations
ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program Coming Later This Month The IRS announced today that it is sending an initial round of more than 20,000 letters disallowing questionable ERC claims. The IRS also advised that it will open a voluntary disclosure program later this month establishing procedures
On November 22, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert urging financial institutions to be vigilant about identifying and reporting possible fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 Employee Retention Credit (ERC). FinCEN issued the alert “in close coordination” with
Andy Weiner was quoted in an article published by The Washington Post on November 27, 2023, titled “This lawsuit could disrupt the U.S. tax system. Key facts are in dispute.” The article discusses Charles G. Moore et al. v. United States (No. 22-800) in the Supreme
By Ian Buksunski and Abigail Burke The CPA Journal September/October 2023 The article discusses upcoming changes to small-business reporting requirements enacted as part of the Corporate Transparency Act, including who is required to report under the law, what information must be included, and the penalties
Following the sad passing of Kostelanetz counsel Sidney Kess in September, the CPA Journal published a remembrance entitled “Loss of a CPA Giant, Mentor, and Friend.” The article looks back on Sid’s remarkable seven decades of work in the accounting and tax law fields, as
On October 30, 2023, the Legal Aid Society of New York awarded Claude M. Millman and Ashley Morales 2023 Pro Bono Publico Awards for their outstanding achievement in pro bono services. Each year, the Legal Aid Society works with over 100 law firms and 2,000
NEW YORK (November 2, 2023) — Kostelanetz LLP has been recognized for its “professional excellence” in all of our firm’s primary practice areas — Tax Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Commercial Litigation; and Trusts & Estates — by the 2024 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best
Andy Weiner was quoted in a Law360 article titled “Tax Profs Urge Justices to Uphold Repatriation Levy” on October 20, 2023. The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the transition tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 965 in the case Charles G. Moore et
Kostelanetz has filed an amicus brief on behalf of Professors Reuven Avi-Yonah, Clinton Wallace, and Bret Wells in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Charles G. Moore v. United States (No. 22-800). The case involves a constitutional challenge to the transition tax under Section 965
