NEW YORK (Sept. 3, 2025) — Kostelanetz partner Megan L. Brackney has become the new Chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Tax Section for 2025-2026. Megan’s term as Chair began on Aug. 11, 2025, at the close of the ABA’s 2025 Annual meeting in Toronto, Canada, and will last
Kostelanetz Also Named “Top-Listed” Firm for Litigation and Controversy – Tax in New York NEW YORK (August 25, 2025) — Best Lawyers in America® has recognized nearly half of all Kostelanetz attorneys for its 2026 edition, naming 20 Kostelanetz lawyers to its annual list in the firm’s key practice areas of
Caroline Ciraolo, Sharon McCarthy, and Jay Nanavati Selected by Peers for Tax Controversy Litigation and Tax Law NEW YORK (Aug. 25, 2025) — Best Lawyers in America® has named three Kostelanetz partners as a 2026 “Lawyer of the Year.” By a vote of their peers, Caroline D. Ciraolo has been
Kostelanetz attorneys Megan L. Brackney, Victor Suthammanont, and Gray Proctor co-wrote an article for Tax Notes Procedurally Taxing blog titled “Does Due Process Require More Than Refund Jurisdiction Over Tax Promoter Penalties?” In the article, they discuss tax shelter promoter penalties under §6700 and how the imposition of promoter penalties
Partner Megan L. Brackney will speak at the 84th Institute on Federal Taxation, hosted by the NYU School of Professional Studies. The conference will be held in New York City at The Westin at Times Square from October 19-24, 2025. Megan’s session, “Current IRS Enforcement Efforts and the Path Ahead,”
Partner Megan L. Brackney will speak at the Nassau/Suffolk chapter of the National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP) 2025 Accounting and Tax Symposium. The conference will take place November 19–21, 2025, at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY. The three-day symposium is co-sponsored by NCCPAP and the IRS,
WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 11, 2025) — Kostelanetz LLP is pleased to announce that Karen Kelly, the immediate past head of the Department of Justice’s Tax Division, is joining the firm as a partner in our Washington, D.C., office. Karen’s practice will focus on state and federal civil tax controversies, criminal
Kostelanetz partner Melissa Wiley writes in the CPA Journal about the expected fate of Treasury’s proposed regulations amending Circular 230. The proposed amendments to Circular 230, which sets standards for professionals who practice before the IRS, were published during the Biden administration just a month prior to President Trump’s inauguration.
On Aug. 7, 2025, Michael Sardar will present on a panel entitled “Representing Businesses with No Records” at the IRS Tax Forum in New Orleans, Louisiana. Whether through natural disaster, computer failure, or poor record keeping, many businesses enter tax season without the business records their tax professional will need
Caroline Ciraolo and Abigail Burke co-wrote an article for Bloomberg Tax, “How Tax Pros Can Shift from Government to Private Sector Work.” The article addresses the recent reductions in the federal workforce that are forcing many skilled and experienced tax professionals to consider transitioning from public service to private practice,
