On August 23, 2022, Caroline D. Ciraolo participates in a panel entitled “The Future of Voluntary Disclosures: Coming in From the Cold” for The CPA Academy. Description: For more than 70 years, the IRS maintained a voluntary disclosure policy designed to encourage taxpayers to come in from the cold and
On August 25, 2022, Michael Sardar moderates a panel entitled, “The IRS Exam Process and Pitfalls for Taxpayers” for the 2022 Forensic Accounting Summit: Forensic Accounting and Reconstruction. Panel Description: What do you do when your “routine” exam is no longer routine? This panel will review the usual audit process
On July 22, 2022, Michael Sardar teaches a course entitled, “A Primer On International Information Returns: Basic Filing Obligations, Penalties, And Pathways To Compliance For The Non-Compliant Taxpayer” for New York University’s Advanced Subchapter S Tax Conference. Course Description: The Advance Subchapter S Conference provides sophisticated knowledge of the “hot
Bryan Skarlatos And Caroline Ciraolo Also Named Top Lawyers NEW YORK (July 20, 2022) — Chambers and Partners has recognized Kostelanetz & Fink as a leading U.S. law firm in its 2022 High Net Worth (HNW) Guide under the category of Tax: Private Client. K&F is one of only three
Description: On July 20, 2022, Caroline D. Ciraolo moderates a panel entitled “Diversity in the Tax Bar” for the Law Firm Anti-Racism Alliance’s Tax System Working Group Discussion Series. The discussion series, which is operated in conjunction with the American College of Tax Counsel, the American Tax Policy Institute and
On June 24, 2022, Caroline D. Ciraolo participates in a panel entitled “Coming in From the Cold: The Future of Voluntary Disclosures” at the 14th Annual NYU Tax Controversy Forum. Description: For more than 70 years, the IRS has maintained a voluntary disclosure policy designed to encourage taxpayers to come in
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
