Chris Ferguson was quoted in a Tax Notes article titled “The IRS Is Getting Fewer FOIAs. Why Aren’t Response Times Improving?” Chris noted that the IRS’s FOIA Office historically has done a decent job in processing requests with the resources it has and that delays are often attributable to human
Kostelanetz counsel Gray Proctor presents a CLE session for myLaw titled “Tax Relief Tactics: Mastering IRS Penalties, Fines, and Interest Abatement.” Gray’s session, titled “Penalty Defense: Reasonable Cause + A Few More,” is the second half of the two-part CLE series co-sponsored by myLaw and the Federal Bar Association. The
Michael Waalkes and Melissa Wiley were cited in a recent Tax Notes column titled “Listed Transactions and the Trump Administration — What Happens Now?” Stephen J. Olsen, the faculty director of the Graduate Tax Program at Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law and a partner at Gawthrop Greenwood PC,
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
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 3, 2025) — Kostelanetz LLP is pleased to welcome Melissa Wiley as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office focused on civil tax controversy matters for business and high-net-worth clients. Melissa brings more than two decades of civil tax controversy and litigation experience to Kostelanetz, augmenting the
By Ian Weinstock and Heather Fincher After 15 years of waiting, we now have final regulations providing guidance on the tax imposed by Internal Revenue Code Section 2801 (the “Section 2801 tax”) for U.S. citizens and residents who receive gifts or bequests from certain individuals who have expatriated from the
Kostelanetz partner Caroline Ciraolo is co-chair of the 2025 D.C. Bar Tax Conference and is speaking along with several other Kostelanetz attorneys, demonstrating the firm’s experience in federal tax controversy, partnership taxation, and constitutional and administrative law. Kostelanetz is a Gold+ sponsor of the 2025 D.C. Bar Tax Conference, which
Kostelanetz partner Caroline Ciraolo is a speaker at the 2025 International Tax Conference taking place January 9-10, 2025, in Miami, Florida. Caroline’s session, “Defending Your Client in the Age of Fraud Enforcement,” covers tax defense strategies for clients with cross-border activity in the wake of ramped-up IRS enforcement activity. She
Counsel Andy Weiner wrote an article for Forbes titled “Why Filing A Tax Return Is More Important Than Paying Tax.” In the piece, Andy details the history of the US income tax system imposing separate obligations on taxpayers to file a tax return and pay the correct tax. These obligations
Join Caroline Ciraolo, Bryan Skarlatos, Jay Nanavati, Christopher Ferguson, Michael Sardar, Don Fort, and Abigail Burke for their reflections about what issues will be front and center for the tax community, the Internal Revenue Service, and the courts in the year to come!
