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 May 17, 2022, Megan L. Brackney presents in a webinar entitled, “Ethical Dilemmas – The IRS’s Enforcement of Foreign Information Return Penalties and the Practitioner’s Duty to Promote Compliance” for the International Tax Institute. Presenters Megan L. Brackney, Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP; William E. (“Buck”) Buchanan, Grant Thornton; and
On May 27, 2022, Caroline D. Ciraolo and Stephanie Kamp LL.M., stetter Rechtsanwaite, Munich, Germany, moderate a group discussion titled, “Aggressive Tax Enforcements: You Can Run but Cannot Hide…” at the International Tax & Disputes Forum, hosted by Cambridge Forums in Surrey, United Kingdom. Description: In the face of substantial
On May 16, 2022, Don Fort participates in a keynote fireside chat at the two-day virtual Law Enforcement Anti-Financial Crime Seminar of ACAMS, the largest international membership organization for Anti-Financial Crime professionals. Moderating the fireside chat is Jim Lee, Chief of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI). Description: Law enforcement
Kostelanetz & Fink served as counsel of record on behalf of the American College of Tax Counsel, which filed an amicus brief in the case of Alexandru Bittner v. United States on April 1, 2022. The College’s brief argued in support of the petition for a writ of certiorari seeking
On March 21, 2022, Robert M. Russell participates in a panel entitled “Tax Practice in a Perfect Storm – Assessing the Impacts of Inflation, Supply Chain Disruption, and Legislative Uncertainty on the Tax Function” at the Tax Executives Institute’s 2022 Midyear Conference. Description: The tax function is in the midst
Caroline D. Ciraolo was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article entitled “Maryland Tax Court Won’t Issue Opinion on Foreign Earned Income Matter,” published on October 22, 2021. The article addresses the refusal of the Maryland Tax Court to issue a decision on the merits regarding Maryland taxpayers’ right to
Robert M. Russell was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article entitled “International Tax Draft Offers New Details, but Major Gaps Remain” published on August 26, 2021. Russell comments on the latest draft international tax proposal from Senate Finance Committee Democrats, released on August 25, 2021. The article notes: Robert
Caroline D. Ciraolo was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article entitled “Panamanian Summons Seen as Better Path to Law Firm Client Info,” published on August 11, 2021. The article addresses the John Doe summons authorized on July 15, 2021 to obtain information from third parties – shipping services and
