On July 2, the IRS published proposed regulations providing that the IRS will assess as an underpayment of tax the interest paid to taxpayers on erroneous refunds of the employee retention credit (“ERC”), as well as other employment tax credits, such as the paid sick leave credit and the paid
On June 28, 2024, transgender activists, legal advocates, and currently unhoused transgender New Yorkers attended a press conference at Foley Square, regarding New York City’s obligation to provide transgender and gender nonconforming (“TGNC”) affirming shelter to unhoused New Yorkers. In a 2021 settlement resolving Mariah Lopez v. NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS),
Over the years, the circuits have split on how to interpret the statute of limitations for bringing a facial challenge to a regulation or other agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”). Yesterday, in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court today overruled the longstanding Chevron doctrine that for 40 years largely deferred to federal agency regulations in interpreting ambiguities in the law. The landmark decision in Loper Bright Enterprises et al. v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, et al. addressed appeals in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and in
In a National Law Journal article published on June 26, 2024, Jay R. Nanavati and Nikhil Lahiri explain how a recent privacy law surrounding private jet flights will not prevent the IRS from following through on its pledge to scrutinize private aircraft usage by “large corporations, large partnerships, and high-income taxpayers.” As
“Superstar lawyers” “The best tax firm I know” NEW YORK (June 24, 2024) — Kostelanetz LLP has been recognized by The Legal 500 as a leading firm for tax controversy in the United States, and Caroline Ciraolo has been named a leading partner by the independent rankings agency for 2024.
Low Risk Claims to Be Paid Beginning This Month The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that it would resume processing “low risk” Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, ending a moratorium on processing ERC claims that has been in place since last September. The announcement came as part of a
Justices Avoid Addressing the Limits of Congress’s Authority to Tax Income Under the Sixteenth Amendment The U.S. Supreme Court in Charles G. Moore v. United States (No. 22-800), by a 7-2 vote, rejected a constitutional challenge to the Mandatory Repatriation Tax (“MRT”) imposed by IRC 965. The MRT is a
On the heels of a significant boost in funding brought by the August 2022 passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”), the IRS this week announced new efforts to combat what it sees as abusive transactions and strategies utilized by businesses that are taxed as partnerships. This is another IRS
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