Bill Would Bar ERC Claims Filed After January 31, 2024 Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Included among the sweeping 1,000-page legislative package are provisions (Section 112205: Enforcement Provisions with Respect to COVID-Related Employee Retention Credits) that, if enacted into law, will invalidate all
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have now issued guidance to corporations providing concrete benefits that companies, their shareholders, boards, and customers can earn by voluntarily self-reporting misconduct to the DOJ. DOJ Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary
Bryan Skarlatos will present a program on May 8, 2025, for the Practicing Law Institute’s (PLI) Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances 2025 program. PLI’s three-day program, May 6-8, 2025, promises to offer a comprehensive study of partnership taxation, including the latest
Partner Bryan Skarlatos is co-chairing the Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) one-day program, Tax Controversy 2025: Navigating the New Enforcement Landscape, in New York City on March 24, 2025. Bryan will be joined by Michael J. Desmond of Miller & Chevalier as co-chair, and a myriad of experienced practitioners from other
Partner Bryan Skarlatos recently co-authored an article for the Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure with George Hani of Miller & Chevalier and Matt Cooper of Deloitte, titled “IRS’s Enhanced Enforcement Efforts For Partnerships and High-Net-Worth Individuals”. The article provides an outline of the key efforts the IRS began prioritizing
Kostelanetz attorneys Michael Sardar, Bryan Skarlatos, and Andy Weiner will speak on various panels of the ABA Tax Section Mid-Year Meeting, of which Kostelanetz is a Diamond sponsor. Our attorneys will demonstrate their knowledge and experience in international tax controversies and other international taxation matters, criminal tax cases, refund litigation,
Law360 recently highlighted the news that Melissa Wiley joined Kostelanetz LLP as a partner, bringing with her more than 20 years of experience in representing corporate, institutional, and individual clients in all stages of civil tax controversy matters. Melissa spoke to Law360 and told reporter David Hansen that she joined
Kostelanetz counsel Usman Mohammad’s oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit was discussed in a recent Law360 article titled, “Dutch Bank Exec Gave IRS Good Tax Tip, DC Circ. Judge Says.” The appeal deals with the denial of a whistleblower award to Kostelanetz client Joseph
Join Caroline Ciraolo, Bryan Skarlatos, Jay Nanavati, Christopher Ferguson, Michael Sardar, Don Fort, and Abigail Burke for their reflections about what issues will be front and center for the tax community, the Internal Revenue Service, and the courts in the year to come!
Kostelanetz LLP was proud to be a Diamond Sponsor of this year’s American Bar Association (ABA) Criminal Tax Fraud and Tax Controversy Conference. Bryan Skarlatos, Caroline Ciraolo, Jay Nanavati, Michael Sardar and Abigail Burke explain some of the takeaways from this year’s conference.
