By Juliet L. Fink On February 15, 2022, the IRS announced updates and additions, both technical and substantive, to the Form 14457, Voluntary Disclosure Practice Preclearance Request and Application, and its instructions. The updates reflect input from practitioners and taxpayers and take into account trends in the type of financial
Don Fort was quoted in a recent Politico article entitled “What’s the IRS have to do with Russia and Ukraine?” published on February 28, 2022. The article notes: Experts say that the agency would be in a good position to track Russian assets, including those of President Vladimir Putin and
On March 3, 2022, Robert M. Russell moderates a panel entitled “Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technologies: An Industry Perspective” at the Federal Bar Association’s 2022 Tax Law Conference. Description: The incorporation of rapidly evolving cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies into the mainstream economy has undergone a substantial recent acceleration. Consistent with that
Don Fort was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article entitled “IRS Updates Voluntary Disclosure Form With Electronic Bent,” published on February 16, 2022. The article notes: Don Fort of Kostelanetz & Fink LLP told Tax Notes the decision to allow electronic signatures and electronic fax submissions will always receive a
Megan L. Brackney was quoted in a recent Forbes article entitled “Cryptocurrency Front And Center In Revised IRS Voluntary Disclosure Practice,” published on February 15, 2022. Brackney analyzes the implications of the recent updates to the IRS’s Voluntary Disclosure Practice Preclearance Request and Application on both tax practitioners and taxpayers.
On January 13, 2022, Him Das, Acting Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), addressed the annual Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference hosted by the American Bankers Association and American Bar Association to discuss FinCEN’s changing approach to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT). FinCEN is a bureau of the
Don Fort was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article entitled “IRS Leverages Technology Tools to Find Taxpayers’ Cryptocurrency,” published on January 12, 2022. The article includes comments made by Fort and other participants during a January 11th webinar sponsored by the Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation and Eversheds
Megan L. Brackney was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article entitled “Implementing the New Crypto Reporting Guidance,” published on November 22, 2021. Brackney analyzes the IRS’s existing verification rules for cash in 26 CFR 1.6050I in consideration of potential new verification rules for digital asset transferring resulting from the
Caroline D. Ciraolo was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article entitled “Tax Enforcement Announcements Are Overused, Defense Attorneys Say,” published on November 2, 2021. The article explores the intended and unintended consequences of the IRS and Justice Department publicizing enforcement efforts on tax compliance, accurate public information, and the
On October 15, 2021, The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced new sanctions compliance guidance in the virtual currency industry from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the publication of Ransomware Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Data by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). These anti-ransomware efforts are
