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,
NEW YORK (September 29, 2022) – New York Metro Super Lawyers has selected 11 Kostelanetz & Fink attorneys for inclusion on its 2022 list, recognizing the firm’s experience and skill in the areas of Tax, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Business Litigation. Super Lawyers describes itself as a “rating service of outstanding
On May 24, 2022, Christopher M. Ferguson teaches a course entitled, “Walking on Eggshells: How to Handle An Eggshell Audit” for the CPA Academy. CLE and CPE credit is offered for this event. Course Description: An IRS audit can be a harrowing experience under any circumstances. When there is the risk
On April 29, 2022, Christopher M. Ferguson participates in a panel entitled, “So Your Client Wants to Pay You in Cryptocurrency…” for the Graduate Tax Program at New York Law School’s 19th Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop: Tax Practice In A Changing World. The program meets virtually via Zoom and offers
An overview of the current options in place for those US taxpayers who have not complied with return filings and/or information disclosures, recent activities/focus by the IRS on enforcement, and traps for the unwary. Click here for more information
On July 28, 2020, Christopher M. Ferguson conducts a CLE on CARES Act Enforcement with Celesq® AttorneysEd Center in partnership with Thompson/Reuters (West). With the passage of the CARES Act, Congress launched an unprecedented, multi-trillion stimulus package into the economy at break-neck speed in order to address the coronavirus pandemic.
