Three Partners Also Named Leading Lawyers for High-Net-Worth Private Clients NEW YORK (July 22, 2024) — Kostelanetz LLP has been recognized by Chambers and Partners as a top-tier, Band 1 firm for high-net-worth private tax clients in its 2024 High Net Worth (HNW) Guide. In addition to the firm’s recognition, Megan L. Brackney, Bryan C. Skarlatos, and Caroline
Megan L. Brackney will participate in a panel titled “Current Penalty Issues” as part of the NYU School of Professional Studies’ Advanced International Tax Conference in July. Description: Tax controversy professionals, and the Taxpayer Advocate, have long been sounding the alarm about the complex filing requirements for international information returns
“Superstar lawyers” “The best tax firm I know” NEW YORK (June 24, 2024) — Kostelanetz LLP has been recognized by The Legal 500 as a leading firm for tax controversy in the United States, and Caroline Ciraolo has been named a leading partner by the independent rankings agency for 2024.
“Big Law Quality Services in a Boutique Setting” “An Expert Tax Boutique” NEW YORK (June 11, 2024) —Kostelanetz LLP and five partners have been recognized by Chambers and Partners in its 2024 USA Guide in the areas of tax controversy, tax fraud, tax law, and white-collar defense and government investigations. Chambers this year has
Megan L. Brackney will present a webinar on “Navigating Compliance for Non-Filers: Strategies and Resources” on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. This webinar is part of the CPA Academy’s Women in Accounting series. Description: The AICPA and IRS Circular 230 outline paths to compliance for non-filing or out-of-compliance individuals, but non-compliance
Megan L. Brackney will present a webinar on “Ethics and Penalty Issues in International Tax Practice” at the June 18, 2024 International Tax Institute meeting. For full program details and registration information, please click here. CLE Credit in Ethics is available for this event.
Megan L. Brackney was quoted in a Tax Notes article published May 17, 2024 titled “Reflecting on Tax Court Judges Both Inside and Outside the Courtroom.” In the article, Megan L. Brackney and Keith Fogg, emeritus clinical professor at Harvard Law School, reflect on their time spent practicing before the
Megan L. Brackney was quoted in a Bloomberg Tax article published May 20, 2024 titled “Wealthy Taxpayers Prep Years-Late Returns Ahead of IRS Crackdown.” Following a February 2024 announcement from the IRS that the agency would be pursuing wealthy taxpayers who failed to file their returns, a flurry of wealthy
New York Law School’s Graduate Tax Program hosted their annual ethics workshop on professional responsibility for tax practitioners on May 17, 2024. Partner Megan L. Brackney spoke at an event titled “Helping Clients Come Into Tax Compliance.” See program details here. CLE Credit in Ethics is available for this event.
Kostelanetz LLP has filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Center for Taxpayer Rights in support of petitioner Philip G. Groves in Groves v. Commissioner, T.C. No. 9974-22L, a case involving the IRS’s assessment of tax penalties. The petitioner is challenging penalty liability on the ground that the IRS
