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.
Caroline Ciraolo Also Selected ‘Lawyer of the Year’ NEW YORK (August 17, 2023) — Thirteen Kostelanetz attorneys, including all ten partners, have been recognized by “Best Lawyers in America®” in the 2024 edition, and Caroline D. Ciraolo has been named “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation and Controversy – Tax
By Sharon McCarthy and Christopher Ferguson American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, The White Collar Crime Committee Newsletter Summer/Fall 2023 Edition We are all familiar with the aphorism that those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. The Department of Justice’s (“DOJ” or the “Department”) recent amendments to its
Christopher M. Ferguson was quoted extensively in a recent Tax Notes article titled “IRS May Face Constraints in Quest to Curb ERC Abuse,” published on July 28, 2023. The article focuses on the IRS’s increased scrutiny of Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims in response to concerns over widespread abuse of the credit. In
Caroline Ciraolo Selected As “Leading Lawyer” Kostelanetz LLP has been recognized for 2023 as a leading tax controversy firm by The Legal 500, and Caroline Ciraolo has been recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” by the independent legal rankings agency. In selecting Kostelanetz for recognition in its “US Taxes: Contentious” category, The Legal 500
On June 8, 2023, Christopher Ferguson moderates a panel titled “Employee Retention Credit Audits and Investigations – The Tsunami is Coming” at the 2023 NYU Tax Controversy Forum. Description: Claims for Employee Retention Credits (“ERCs”) have proliferated exponentially. Almost everyone has seen a commercial or received a text or email
On April 27, 2023, Christopher M. Ferguson leads a presentation entitled “The Next Wave of IRS Enforcement? Employee Retention Credit Fraud” with Celesq. Description: This presentation will discuss the latest burgeoning area of pandemic relief fraud enforcement: the Employee Retention Credit. Topics that will be covered include: What the Employee
On March 29, 2023, Christopher M. Ferguson presents a webinar entitled “Pandemic Relief Fraud: A Three-Year Retrospective” for the CPA Academy. Description: On March 27 of this year, we marked the three-year anniversary of Congress’s passage of the CARES Act. The CARES Act extended a vital lifeline to small businesses
Michael Sardar and Christopher Ferguson present “Handling a Sensitive IRS Audit” at the American Society of Tax Problem Solvers Winter Conference. Presentation Description: Navigating the Internal Revenue Service audit process can be a daunting task for anyone. Handling sensitive audits that are likely to uncover significant income underreporting and deficiencies,
