Kostelanetz counsel Gray Proctor wrote an article for the Florida Bar Journal titled “Twelve Angry Taxpayers: Why the Constitution Might Guarantee a Jury Trial for Accuracy and Fraud Penalties in Tax Cases after SEC v. Jarkesy.” Gray examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2024 decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, et al.,
Kostelanetz attorneys Andrew Weiner, Todd Welty, and Gray Proctor have filed two friend of the court (amicus) briefs on behalf of the Center for Taxpayer Rights in cases in which taxpayers are seeking jury trials to challenge civil tax fraud penalties issued by the IRS or the U.S. Tax Court.
Gray Proctor was quoted in a Tax Notes article titled “Constitutional Challenge Could Roll Back Trump’s Tariffs.” The article addresses the April 3, 2025, complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida against President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to
Kostelanetz counsel Gray Proctor presents a CLE session for myLaw titled “Tax Relief Tactics: Mastering IRS Penalties, Fines, and Interest Abatement.” Gray’s session, titled “Penalty Defense: Reasonable Cause + A Few More,” is the second half of the two-part CLE series co-sponsored by myLaw and the Federal Bar Association. The
Gray Proctor took up the role of judge for the National Tax Moot Court Competition from March 6-8, 2025 at Stetson University in St. Petersburg, Florida, lending his knowledge and experience to the next generation of tax controversy practitioners. Gray’s service as a judge is the latest in a long
Gray Proctor took up the role of judge for the National Tax Moot Court Competition from March 6-8, 2025 at Stetson University in St. Petersburg, Florida, lending his knowledge and experience to the next generation of tax controversy practitioners. Gray’s service as a judge is the latest in a long
Kostelanetz counsel Gray Proctor presented a virtual CLE session through the Florida Bar, “Tax Penalties after the Revolution of Summer ’24”. The session covered how IRS penalties in future tax controversy and criminal tax fraud cases may be affected by the outcome of SEC v. Jarkesy, a Supreme Court case
