Megan Brackney will participate in a panel titled “Multijurisdictional Ethics Issues – Working in Multiple Jurisdictions – Some Things You May Not Think About May Hurt You” hosted by the 2024 Tax Law Conference on March 1, 2024 at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center. Event Description: Practitioners
Caroline Ciraolo will speak in a panel titled “Navigating Between Tax Litigation And Other Dispute Resolution Mechanisms” at the 13th Annual London Finance and Capital Markets Conference on January 16, 2024. The conference is hosted by the International Bar Association at One Great George Street, London, England. Event Description: This
Caroline Ciraolo will speak in a panel titled “Tax Litigation Update Including Recent Decisions and Their Impact on Corporate and Individual Taxpayers” at the 2024 D.C. Bar Annual Tax Conference on January 11, 2024. The conference will take place at D.C. Bar headquarters with a virtual option. Event Description: Leading
On December 21, 2023, the IRS announced a much-anticipated Voluntary Disclosure Program (“the Program”) that allows businesses to repay funds received as a result of filing erroneous Employment Retention Credit (ERC) claims. Program participants are required to pay back 80 percent of improper ERC refunds and will avoid penalties and
Kostelanetz counsel Andrew Weiner will participate in the 2024 D.C. Bar Tax Conference on the panel entitled “Partnership Taxation/ Tax Controversy: BBA Partnership Audits in a Post-IRA World” on January 10, 2024. Date and Time: Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm (Eastern) Description: The IRS is using
BALTIMORE (December 14, 2023) — Caroline D. Ciraolo has been selected for inclusion on the 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers list as a “Top Rated Tax Attorney in Baltimore, MD.” Caroline co-founded Kostelanetz LLP’s Washington, D.C., office in 2017 and maintains an office in Baltimore to better serve Maryland-based clients. Caroline has been selected for
Last week, partners and associates from Kostelanetz attended the American Bar Association’s 40th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud and the 13th Annual National Institute on Tax Controversy. Partners Bryan C. Skarlatos, Caroline D. Ciraolo, Megan L. Brackney, and Michael Sardar, along with Director of Investigations Don Fort, each led panels
ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program Coming Later This Month The IRS announced today that it is sending an initial round of more than 20,000 letters disallowing questionable ERC claims. The IRS also advised that it will open a voluntary disclosure program later this month establishing procedures for those who received payments
On November 22, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert urging financial institutions to be vigilant about identifying and reporting possible fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 Employee Retention Credit (ERC). FinCEN issued the alert “in close coordination” with IRS Criminal Investigation (CI). FinCEN
Heather Fincher will participate in a panel titled “Where in the World…? Recent Updates in International Information Return Caselaw and Practice” hosted by the D.C. Bar on January 24, 2024. The conference will be held virtually. Event Description: Tax controversy professionals – including the current National Taxpayer Advocate – have
