By Don Fort Bloomberg Tax December 18, 2023 The Covid-19 pandemic brought about a once-in-a-generation health crisis, also creating a surge in fraud. Earlier this month, the IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division unveiled a conspicuously high conviction rate—over 98% for the more than 300 Covid-19 fraud cases investigated in the last
BALTIMORE (December 14, 2023) — Caroline D. Ciraolo has been selected for inclusion on the 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers list as a “Top Rated Tax Attorney in Baltimore, MD.” Caroline co-founded Kostelanetz LLP’s Washington, D.C., office in 2017 and maintains an office in Baltimore to better serve Maryland-based clients. Caroline has been selected for
Last week, partners and associates from Kostelanetz attended the American Bar Association’s 40th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud and the 13th Annual National Institute on Tax Controversy. Partners Bryan C. Skarlatos, Caroline D. Ciraolo, Megan L. Brackney, and Michael Sardar, along with Director of Investigations Don Fort, each led panels
John D. Fort will present “Convergence of AML and Fraud Controls. Thinking through opportunities and obstacles in a FRAML approach” at the American Bankers Association / American Bar Association Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference on November 30th, 2023. The conference will be held both in-person and virtually. The events are hosted at
Jay Nanavati presented “Puerto Rico Tax Strategies: Acts 20/22/60” at the 2023 AICPA & CIMA National Tax & Sophisticated Tax Conference on November 14th, 2023. The conference was held both in-person and virtually. The events were hosted at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. Event Description: This session will
Michael Sardar will present “Confessions of a Tax Cheat: Using the Voluntary Disclosure Practice to Bring Taxpayers Back into Compliance” at the American Society of Tax Problem Solvers Super Conference 2023 on November 8th, 2023. The conference will be held both in-person and virtually. The events are hosted at the
On October 24, 2023, Jay R. Nanavati delivered a lecture on “The Corporate Transparency Act and Treasury’s Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Rules” to the Wilmington Tax Group at the University and Whist Club in Wilmington, Delaware. Click here to learn more about the Wilmington Tax Group and click here to view
NEW YORK (November 2, 2023) — Kostelanetz LLP has been recognized for its “professional excellence” in all of our firm’s primary practice areas — Tax Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Commercial Litigation; and Trusts & Estates — by the 2024 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. The 2024 U.S.
Bryan C. Skarlatos will present on panel titled “Criminal Tax, Parallel Investigations and Joint Investigations – When Two Worlds Collide” at the 39th Annual Tax Controversy Conference at UCLA Extension on October 26th, 2023. The conference will be held in-person. The events are hosted at the Beverly Hills Hotel in
Sharon L. McCarthy participates in a panel titled “Old Rule? No Problem. Rule 16 is Officially Revamped for Expert Witnesses” hosted by the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers at 1:45 pm EST on November 16, 2023. CLE credit is offered for this event. Event Description: In this session, the
