Kostelanetz partners Caroline Rule and Karen Kelly co-wrote “Federal Tax Prosecutions Before and After Department of Justice Tax Division Is Eliminated” for the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section. In the article, Caroline and Karen discuss the impact of the dissolution of the 90-year-old U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division. While the work is to be realigned under
Caroline Rule wrote an article for the CPA Journal titled “Considerations for Tax Return Preparers Outsourcing Overseas.” Caroline addresses regulatory challenges that U.S.-based tax return preparers face when outsourcing return preparation overseas. Offshore contracting for tax preparation and related work has grown exponentially in recent years, although the IRS recognized
Kostelanetz Also Named “Top-Listed” Firm for Litigation and Controversy – Tax in New York NEW YORK (August 25, 2025) — Best Lawyers in America® has recognized nearly half of all Kostelanetz attorneys for its 2026 edition, naming 20 Kostelanetz lawyers to its annual list in the firm’s key practice areas of
Tax Notes quoted Kostelanetz counsel Usman Mohammad in an article titled “IRS Used Repealed Guidance in Whistleblower Case, Court Says” about his work representing the estate of Joseph Insinga, alongside partners Caroline Rule and Bryan C. Skarlatos. On August 8, 2025, in the case Estate of Insinga v. Commissioner, the
Kostelanetz attorneys Usman Mohammad, Caroline Rule, and Bryan C. Skarlatos were mentioned in a Law360 article titled “DC Circuit Hands Banker’s Estate Win In IRS Whistleblower Bid” regarding the firm’s work representing the estate of Joseph Insinga. “The decision is a win for both whistleblowers and ultimately the IRS’s whistleblower program,”
Kostelanetz partner Caroline Rule was featured on a panel on risk management, “Going to Offshore,” at the 2025 PS+ Leaders Conference, Confidence in Motion, hosted by Aprio in San Antonio, Texas, on May 19, 2025. The PS+ (now Aprio CPA Alliances) Leaders Conference brings together accounting services leaders from across
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act of 2021 (CTA). While that theoretically allowed for enforcement to move forward, the CTA remains stayed due to another
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
Caroline Rule was quoted in a recent Bloomberg Tax article about the broad implications of a corporate tax loophole that the U.S. Tax Court upheld in its August 2024 decision in Varian Medical Systems Inc. v. Commissioner, 163 T.C. No. 4. The article, titled “Cisco, Booking Get Big Tax Benefits
Sharon McCarthy Also Named to Top 50 Women Lawyers in New York NEW YORK (October 25, 2024) — Eleven Kostelanetz attorneys have been named to New York Metro Super Lawyers for 2024 for their experience and skill in the areas of Tax, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Business Litigation. In addition, partner Sharon L. McCarthy has
