On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a major case regarding IRS penalties relating to Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs). Kostelanetz & Fink represents the American College of Tax Counsel (the “College”), which filed an amicus brief in Alexandru Bittner v. United States
On June 10, 2022, Sharon L. McCarthy participates in a panel entitled “When Failure to File a Return Becomes Criminal” at the 2022 IRS Representation Conference. Description: This panel reviews the fundamentals of representing taxpayers in civil tax controversy by focusing on representing taxpayers who have failed to file tax
Caroline Ciraolo Also Named “Leading Lawyer” By The Independent Rankings Agency NEW YORK (June 14, 2022) — Kostelanetz & Fink is pleased to be recognized for 2022 as a leading tax controversy firm by The Legal 500. The independent legal rankings agency has also recognized K&F partner Caroline Ciraolo as a
“The team is very sophisticated and thoughtful in its approach” NEW YORK (June 3, 2022) — Kostelanetz & Fink is pleased that Chambers and Partners has once again recognized the firm and six of its attorneys in its 2022 USA Guide in the areas of tax controversy, tax fraud, tax
By Juliet L. Fink Practical Tax Strategies June 2022 Edition If an employer willfully fails to withhold or remit payroll taxes, the IRS can impose a Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (“TFRP”) against every individual who is determined to be a “responsible person” of the employer. The overbreadth within which the IRS
By: Robert S. Fink LexisNexis 41st Ed. 2022 The 41st edition of “Tax Controversies: Audits, Investigations, Trials” has been published and is available on Lexis-Nexis. Authored by Kostelanetz & Fink co-founder Robert S. Fink and the attorneys of Kostelanetz & Fink, Tax Controversies is the recognized guide to all stages of tax
On June 3, 2022, Megan L. Brackney participates in a panel entitled, “Ethics in 2022: Privilege on Trial, Practice on the Move” for the 50th Annual Conference of the USA Branch of the International Fiscal Association. Event Description: The 50th Annual Conference of the USA Branch of the International Fiscal
On May 17, 2022, Megan L. Brackney presents in a webinar entitled, “Ethical Dilemmas – The IRS’s Enforcement of Foreign Information Return Penalties and the Practitioner’s Duty to Promote Compliance” for the International Tax Institute. Presenters Megan L. Brackney, Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP; William E. (“Buck”) Buchanan, Grant Thornton; and
