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,
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
Counsel Andy Weiner wrote an article for Forbes titled “The Supreme Court’s New Standard For Challenging Tax Regulations.” The article notes that the “Supreme Court is reshaping the role of the administrative state in the federal government,” most notably, through its 2024 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo abandoning
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
Kostelanetz LLP was proud to be a Diamond Sponsor of this year’s American Bar Association (ABA) Criminal Tax Fraud and Tax Controversy Conference. Bryan Skarlatos, Caroline Ciraolo, Jay Nanavati, Michael Sardar and Abigail Burke explain some of the takeaways from this year’s conference.
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
Kostelanetz attorneys Andrew Weiner and Abigail Burke co-authored an amicus brief filed by the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC) on August 29, 2024, in the case of John Paul Salvador v. United States (No. 24-108). The issue in Salvador’s case was whether a late tax return that is otherwise
Kostelanetz LLP counsel Dan Rosen will participate in a panel discussion during UCLA’s 40th Annual Tax Controversy Conference on October 24, 2024, at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Dan will speak on, “Let’s Come to An Agreement – The Benefits and Pitfalls of Alternative Dispute Resolution of Tax Controversies” from 2:10
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.
Kostelanetz LLP partner Bryan C. Skarlatos will speak at the Practicing Law Institute’s (PLI) three-day program, Tax Strategies 2024, which focuses on complex corporate tax issues and transactions. Bryan will participate in a panel titled “Balancing Tax Planning, Advocacy, and Professional Ethics: The Rules That Every Corporate Tax Advisor Should
