Melissa Wiley was quoted in a Journal of Accountancy article titled “It’s No Joke: Being Nice Is Among This Attorney’s Top Ways To Deal With the IRS.” In the article, Melissa discusses her top three tactics for dealing with the IRS: deep knowledge of the Internal Revenue Manual (IRM), utilizing
Caroline D. Ciraolo will speak on a panel entitled “IRS Voluntary Disclosure Practice” at the TexasBarCLE’s annual Tax Law in the Digital Age conference on Aug. 28, 2025, at 1:45 p.m. Central. Caroline and Dan Price, of the Law Offices of Daniel N. Price, will discuss the current voluntary disclosure
Megan L. Brackney and Malena Solin write in a recent article for MYCPE ONE Insights about recent IRS guidance that bars victims of so-called “romance scams” from claiming a theft loss deduction on their taxes in the hopes of mitigating their losses and the potential tax consequences that could arise
Law360 quoted Gray Proctor in a recent article reviewing the top federal tax cases of 2025 so far. Gray discusses Commissioner v. Zuch, a case in which a divorced woman challenged the nearly $28,000 in taxes the IRS insisted she owed. The IRS satisfied the amounts due from tax refunds
Christopher Ferguson and Michael Waalkes write in a recent CPA Journal article about the increased popularity of decentralized finance (“DeFi”) and the complicated tax issues triggered by DeFi activity. DeFi is a blockchain-based, peer-to-peer system that is used for conducting financial activity without the need for third-party intermediaries or financial
Christopher Ferguson, Daniel Davidson, and Samuel Tadmiri write in a recent Law360 article about the future of enforcement against alleged fraud in economic relief programs passed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The article notes that the CARES Act turned 5 years old in March
Jay Nanavati was quoted in a Tax Notes article about how IRS enforcement of Puerto Rico’s Act 60 may be impacted by recent reductions in the federal workforce. The article, titled “IRS Enforcement of Act 60 Comes Into View Amid Workforce Purge,”examines how significant funding cuts and staff reductions at
Caroline Ciraolo and Todd Welty Named “Leading Partners” NEW YORK (June 23, 2025) — Kostelanetz LLP has been named a leading U.S. tax controversy firm by Legal 500 for 2025. In addition, partners Caroline D. Ciraolo and Todd Welty have been named to the Legal 500 “Leading Partners” list for
Kostelanetz partner Michael Sardar was recently elected a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC), which describes itself as “a nonprofit association of tax attorneys in private practice, law, business, graduate school teaching positions, and government, who are recognized for their excellence in tax practice and their substantial
New York, D.C., and Georgia Offices Recognized as Tax Law Leaders NEW YORK (June 5, 2025) — Chambers USA has ranked Kostelanetz LLP as a leading firm for tax controversy, tax fraud, and white-collar defense and government investigations and has ranked all three of the firm’s offices in New York
