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Caroline D. Ciraolo Participates In A Panel Titled “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace and the Impact of Implicit Bias: A Survey of Initiatives and Best Practices in the Legal Profession” At The ABA 2023 May Tax Meeting

Caroline D. Ciraolo participates in a panel titled “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace and the Impact of Implicit Bias: A Survey of Initiatives and Best Practices in the Legal Profession” at the American Bar Association’s 2023 May Tax Meeting in Washington, D.C., on May 5, 2023. This panel

Kostelanetz And The Morehouse Spelman Pre-Law Society Co-Host A Panel Entitled “What’s Tax Got To Do With It? How The U.S. Tax System Impacts Racial Inequities”

On April 13, 2023, Kostelanetz and the Morehouse Spelman Pre-Law Society co-host a panel entitled “What’s Tax Got To Do With It? How the U.S. Tax System Impacts Racial Inequities.” Kostelanetz associate Abigail Burke moderates a Q+A to explore the rise of the U.S. tax system and its lasting impacts

Megan L. Brackney Leads A Presentation Titled “Ethical Standards for Return Positions – How Sure Do You Have to Be?” For The 20th Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop

On April 21, 2023, Megan L. Brackney leads a presentation titled “Ethical Standards for Return Positions – How Sure Do You Have to Be?” for the 20th Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop, an annual workshop in professional responsibility for tax lawyers hosted by New York Law School’s Graduate Tax Program in

Enforcing The Nation’s Tax Laws Fully, Fairly, And Consistently: The Role Of DOJ In Tax Enforcement

By Caroline D. Ciraolo Temple Law Review Volume 95, 2023 INTRODUCTION This Essay is based on my presentation to Temple University Beasley School of Law for the 2022 Frank and Rose Fogel Lecture Series. This is not intended to be a transcript of my remarks given on October 11, 2022,

Reassessing The Erroneous Refund Penalty: The IRS Flexes An Obscure Authority

By Megan L. Brackney The CPA Journal March 2023 Under IRC section 6676, the IRS has the authority to assess penalties against taxpayers for making erroneous claims for refund or credit. In a 2013 report, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that the IRS had only imposed the

Caroline D. Ciraolo Participates In A Panel At The University Of Baltimore School Of Law’s Business And Tax Law Association

On April 20, 2023, Caroline D. Ciraolo participates in a panel at the University of Baltimore School of Law hosted by the Business and Tax Law Association. She discusses the tax controversy practice area and how best to prepare for a career in this field.

IRS Dirty Dozen List Grows With Addition of Fuel Tax Credit Scams

On March 23, 2023, the IRS included improper fuel tax credit claims in its growing 2023 Dirty Dozen list of abusive tax scams. IR-2023-55. The fuel tax credit is reserved for off-highway businesses and farming use and is claimed by filing Form 4136, Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels.

IRS Names Employee Retention Credit Promotions To Its 2023 Dirty Dozen, Enforcement Actions Likely

On March 20, 2023, the IRS named widespread claims promoting Employee Retention Credits (ERC) to ineligible employers as the first entry on its 2023 Dirty Dozen list. This announcement follows three warnings issued by the IRS over the past six months related to the ERC program. See Kostelanetz’s previous alert

“Rule 23(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Should be Amended to Eliminate the Requirement that the Government Consent to a Defendant’s Waiver of a Jury Trial” Published By American College Of Trial Lawyers

The Federal Criminal Procedure Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers, now chaired by Steptoe & Johnson partner Brian Heberlig, who succeeded Kostelanetz partner Sharon L. McCarthy in that role, has published a white paper proposing an amendment to Fed. R. Crim. P. 23(a) to eliminate the requirement that the government

IRS Renews Warnings On Fraud and Abuse In Employee Retention Credit Program

On March 7, 2023, the IRS issued IR-2023-40, its third warning in six months related to fraud and abuse in the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) program. The ERC, created under the CARES Act to assist businesses that continued to pay their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, is a refundable tax

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Caroline D. Ciraolo Participates In A Panel Titled “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace and the Impact of Implicit Bias: A Survey of Initiatives and Best Practices in the Legal Profession” At The ABA 2023 May Tax Meeting

Kostelanetz And The Morehouse Spelman Pre-Law Society Co-Host A Panel Entitled “What’s Tax Got To Do With It? How The U.S. Tax System Impacts Racial Inequities”

Megan L. Brackney Leads A Presentation Titled “Ethical Standards for Return Positions – How Sure Do You Have to Be?” For The 20th Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop

Enforcing The Nation’s Tax Laws Fully, Fairly, And Consistently: The Role Of DOJ In Tax Enforcement

Reassessing The Erroneous Refund Penalty: The IRS Flexes An Obscure Authority

Caroline D. Ciraolo Participates In A Panel At The University Of Baltimore School Of Law’s Business And Tax Law Association

IRS Dirty Dozen List Grows With Addition of Fuel Tax Credit Scams

IRS Names Employee Retention Credit Promotions To Its 2023 Dirty Dozen, Enforcement Actions Likely

“Rule 23(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Should be Amended to Eliminate the Requirement that the Government Consent to a Defendant’s Waiver of a Jury Trial” Published By American College Of Trial Lawyers

IRS Renews Warnings On Fraud and Abuse In Employee Retention Credit Program

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