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2025 ABA Tax Section Mid-Year Meeting

Kostelanetz attorneys Michael Sardar, Bryan Skarlatos, and Andy Weiner will speak on various panels of the ABA Tax Section Mid-Year Meeting, of which Kostelanetz is a Diamond sponsor. Our attorneys will demonstrate their knowledge and experience in international tax controversies and other international taxation matters, criminal tax cases, refund litigation,

Advising Healthcare and Hospitality REITs through Increasing Scrutiny

Megan Brackney, Jacob Paikin, and Rasheena Reid wrote an article titled “Advising Healthcare and Hospitality REITs through Increasing Scrutiny” on the increasing tax enforcement against real estate investment trusts (REITs) for The CPA Journal. Regulators have expressed concern that REITs in the healthcare and hospitality sectors are violating tax rules,

Domestic & Foreign Partnership Tax Planning Seminars at PLI Institute

Partner Megan Brackney and counsel Andy Weiner will present two seminars at the Practicing Law Institute’s (PLI) Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances 2025 program in Chicago, IL on April 22-24, 2025. PLI’s 3-day program is dedicated to the intricacies of Subchapter

Innocent Spouse Relief for Federal Taxes and Penalties (CLE)

Megan L. Brackney will present “Understanding the Innocent Spouse Defense” for the Matrimonial and Family Law Committee of the New York Women’s Bar Association on Jan. 27, 2025. The program will explain the fundamentals of the Innocent Spouse relief for federal taxes and penalties. According to the IRS, “Innocent spouse

2024 Hawaii Tax Institute

Kostelanetz partner Caroline Ciraolo and Director of Investigations Don Fort participated in multiple panels at the 61st annual Hawaii Tax Institute, the largest tax and wealth transfer conference in the U.S. that takes place in Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. The comprehensive five-day conference covers several aspects of wealth transfers, tax

40th Annual UCLA Tax Controversy Conference

Kostelanetz LLP partner Caroline Ciraolo will participate in a panel discussion during UCLA’s  40th Annual Tax Controversy Conference on October 24, 2024, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Caroline will speak on, “The Investigation, Assertion, and Defense of Civil Fraud Penalties” from 11:10 am – 12 pm.