Kostelanetz & Fink has filed an amicus brief on behalf of the American College of Tax Counsel (“ACTC”) in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Alexandru Bittner v. United States (No. 21-1195). The brief asks the Supreme Court to reverse a decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that
On August 16, 2022, the Department of Justice published a press release announcing that a federal court in the Central District of California has authorized the IRS to serve a John Doe summons on the cryptocurrency prime dealer SFOX. That summons directs SFOX to identify and produce records relating to
On August 4, 2022, Don Fort moderates a panel entitled “Illuminating the Shadow Economy: Using Publicly Available Data to Gain Visibility into Financial Crime” for the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists’ Fincrime Virtual Week 2022. Description: The evolving shadow economy – from short-term rentals to crypto and NFTs –
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 May 18, 2022, Don Fort participates in a panel entitled “The US Treasury’s National Illicit Finance Strategy: A Closer Look” with AML RightSource. Description: Members of the AML RightSource Advisory Board will provide their insight on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s 2022 National Illicit Finance Strategy, a comprehensive
On April 29, 2022, Christopher M. Ferguson participates in a panel entitled, “So Your Client Wants to Pay You in Cryptocurrency…” for the Graduate Tax Program at New York Law School’s 19th Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop: Tax Practice In A Changing World. The program meets virtually via Zoom and offers
As we previously reported, the IRS recently updated Form 14457 (Voluntary Disclosure Practice Preclearance Request and Application) to include a section requiring disclosure of virtual currency. Virtual currency is a digital representation of value stored in electronic form and usable as a medium for exchange. Virtual currency can sometimes operate
