Caroline D. Ciraolo will participate in a panel titled “Planning, Audit, and Litigation: Using Valuation Discounts to Transfer Wealth” at the 60th Annual Hawaii Tax Institute in Honolulu, Hawaii. The panel takes place at the Sheraton Waikiki Resort on Tuesday, November 7 from 8:00am – 9:00 am (HST) / 2:00pm
Caroline D. Ciraolo will participate in a panel titled “Criminalisation of tax litigation and development of negotiated justice” at the International Bar Association Annual Conference in Paris, France. The event takes place at the Amphitheatre Bordeaux on Wednesday November 1, 2023 from 8:30am – 9:45 am (ET) / 2:30pm –
Caroline D. Ciraolo participates in a panel titled “Tax Court Updates” at the UCLA Extension Tax Controversy Institute in Beverly Hills, CA. Panelists: Caroline D. Ciraolo, Partner, Kostelanetz LLP Frank Agostino, Agostino & Agostino Associates, P.C., Hackensack, NJ Chief Judge Kathleen Kerrigan, U.S. Tax Court Drita Tonuzi, Deputy Chief Counsel
Caroline D. Ciraolo participates as the featured speaker in a webinar titled “Tax Controversy – When the Line is Crossed…” at the 2023-2024 Portland Virtual Tax Forum. This program offers CLE credit. Speaker: Caroline D. Ciraolo, Partner, Kostelanetz LLP Click here for more information.
Caroline D. Ciraolo will present “When to Call a Lawyer Before you Need a Lawyer: Privilege, Practice and Procedure” at the 2023 AICPA & CIMA National Tax & Sophisticated Tax Conference on November 13th, 2023. The conference will be held both in-person and virtually. The events are hosted at the
Caroline D. Ciraolo will participate in a webinar titled “Please Sir, Can I Have Some Moore” hosted by the Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation. This webinar will address the case of Moore v United States, pending in the U.S. Supreme Court, involving a constitutional challenge to the one-time Section
Caroline D. Ciraolo and Director of Investigations Don Fort recently attended the 40th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime held at Jesus College in Cambridge University. The two delivered keynotes and moderated panel discussions about some of the biggest challenges in financial crime cases today. On September 3, Don delivered
NEW YORK (September 5, 2023) — Kostelanetz LLP has been recognized by International Tax Review/World Tax as a top-tier firm for tax controversy in the publication’s 2024 rankings guide. Additionally, four of the firm’s partners have been recognized as “Highly Regarded” tax controversy practitioners. Both the New York and Washington, D.C.
By Caroline Ciraolo, Don Fort, and Ian Weinstock Bloomberg Tax August 28, 2023 High-net-worth US taxpayers, working with professional advisers, have transferred assets into personal retirement plans established in Malta to limit and potentially eliminate tax on distributions. These so-called Malta pension plans rely on a specific interpretation of the
Caroline D. Ciraolo was quoted in a Tax Notes article titled “IRS Penalty Practice May Be Due for Reset,” published on August 16, 2023. The article addresses the current state of penalty administration and notes Caroline Ciraolo’s concerns regarding the Internal Revenue Service’s current approach to the consideration and assessment
