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
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 28, 2022) – Super Lawyers has selected Caroline D. Ciraolo and Jay R. Nanavati for inclusion on the 2022 Washington DC Super Lawyers list. Ciraolo was recognized for her excellence in tax law. Nanavati is ranked as a top white-collar criminal defense attorney. Super Lawyers describes itself
On April 19, 2022 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that the annual IRS Nationwide Tax Forum will be held virtually this year, beginning July 29, 2022. Like last year’s event, the 2022 IRS Nationwide Tax Forum will be broken into a series of live-streamed webinars airing every Tuesday, Wednesday,
Kostelanetz & Fink served as counsel of record on behalf of the American College of Tax Counsel, which filed an amicus brief in the case of Alexandru Bittner v. United States on April 1, 2022. The College’s brief argued in support of the petition for a writ of certiorari seeking
NEW YORK CITY (April 5, 2022) — Kostelanetz & Fink is always innovating. This year, we took a detour from the traditional law firm summer associate approach, and invited a summer associate applicant, Ruth Schapiro, to join us during her second year of law school, as a Spring 2022 intern. As
NEW YORK CITY (March 31, 2022) — Kostelanetz & Fink partner Caroline Rule has been elected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), an invitation-only trial lawyer honor society. The LCA’s Fellows are selected and invited to join the society “after being evaluated for effectiveness and accomplishment
Megan L. Brackney was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article entitled “Success of BBA Audit Regime Goes Beyond Numbers,” published on March 28, 2022. Brackney analyzes the findings of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s report released on March 23, 2022. The article notes: Megan L. Brackney of
