Bryan C. Skarlatos recently presented a webinar entitled “Ethical & Penalty Standards: Taking Positions on Tax Returns & Advising Clients” for the CPA Academy. This 2-hour webinar was originally offered on August 7, 2020, and re-broadcast on September 3 & 4, 2020. Tax law is complicated and the answers are
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 Counsel on July 28 and
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 offshore accounts have paid
Bryan Skarlatos participated in this year’s USD School of Law – RJS Law Tax Controversy Institute, which was held virtually July 17, 2020, 10:30am – 2:35 pm (PST). The region’s top tax attorneys, government agency officials, and law school professors discussed topics including handling tax controversy during COVID- 19, fraud
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 are below: “To get its
“One of the Top Tax Boutiques in the Country,” “A Deep Bench and a Stellar Reputation” NEW YORK, NY (May 5, 2020) – Kostelanetz & Fink LLP is pleased to share that Chambers and Partners has recognized the firm and five attorneys in its 2020 USA Guide in the areas of tax controversy, tax fraud, tax law, and
Caroline D. Ciraolo and Bryan C. Skarlatos were quoted in Tax Notes article entitled “Texas Law Firm Must Comply With IRS John Doe Summons,” regarding a recent Fifth Circuit ruling upholding an order “requiring a Texas law firm to turn over information on clients with offshore structures in response to
Kostelanetz & Fink partner Bryan Skarlatos was quoted and his photograph was featured in the New York Times this weekend regarding an art fraud case that has been described as “one of the largest art world scandals of recent times.” Mr. Skarlatos represents one of the co-conspirators in the case.
Bryan C. Skarlatos quoted in Law360 Tax Authority article entitled “New Exec Could Help IRS Efficiently Tamp Down Tax Schemes,” which explores how the “creation of a tax scheme promoter investigation coordinator role and a new fraud enforcement unit could help the cash-strapped agency more efficiently police tax schemes by
Bryan C. Skarlatos quoted in Law360 Tax Authority article entitled “Tax Pros Fear IRS Appeals Cases May Suffer During Pandemic.” The article notes that IRS Appeals cases may be impacted by the inability of Appeals employees to hold face-to-face meetings during the coronavirus pandemic, among other constraints on the office. Excerpts
