Malta Pension Plan arrangements under the United States-Malta Income Tax Treaty are a top enforcement priority of the IRS, finding their way onto the annual Dirty Dozen list. Yesterday, the IRS intensified its efforts as Special Agents from IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) descended on numerous participants in the Malta Pension
NEW YORK (June 2, 2023) —Chambers and Partners has once again recognized Kostelanetz LLP and five partners in its 2023 USA Guide in the areas of tax controversy, tax fraud, tax law, and white-collar defense and government investigations. Chambers USA ranks the top lawyers and law firms across the United States of America through an assessment
In a unanimous opinion delivered by Chief Justice John Roberts on May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that the Internal Revenue Service was not required to notify an individual and two law firms of summonses seeking their banking records. In the matter of Polselli et al. v. Internal Revenue
On May 25, 2023, Don Fort presents on the AML Rightsource Voices Webinar titled “Private-Public Partnerships and how they enhance detection, prevention, and reporting of financial crime.” Description: The AML/Sanctions/CFT community has long embraced partnerships and collaboration. This edition of AML Voices will focus on the value of these partnerships
On May 30, 2023, Don Fort appears on the Center for Taxpayer Rights’ Tax Chat! Series on Transforming Tax Administration in an episode entitled “Tax Chat on Big Data and AI in Tax Administration.” Participants: Host: Nina Olsen, former National Taxpayer Advocate Guest: Don Fort, Kostelanetz LLP Click here for
Caroline Ciraolo Also Selected As A Leading Tax Lawyer in DC WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2023) – Super Lawyers has selected Jay R. Nanavati as one of its “Top 100” Washington DC Super Lawyers for 2023. Nanavati is ranked as a top white-collar criminal defense attorney by the rankings agency, but
On April 27, 2023, Christopher M. Ferguson leads a presentation entitled “The Next Wave of IRS Enforcement? Employee Retention Credit Fraud” with Celesq. Description: This presentation will discuss the latest burgeoning area of pandemic relief fraud enforcement: the Employee Retention Credit. Topics that will be covered include: What the Employee
On March 29, 2023, Christopher M. Ferguson presents a webinar entitled “Pandemic Relief Fraud: A Three-Year Retrospective” for the CPA Academy. Description: On March 27 of this year, we marked the three-year anniversary of Congress’s passage of the CARES Act. The CARES Act extended a vital lifeline to small businesses
On April 26, 2023, Caroline D. Ciraolo participates in discussions regarding developments and trends in white collar criminal defense at the Lightfoot White Collar Institute, at the Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C.
