The team at Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP, regularly participates in media interviews, posts client alerts, speaks at events nationally and locally, and hosts educational events for professionals virtually and at the firm’s offices in New York and Washington, D.C. Feel free to check our site frequently for news and upcoming events that professionals at the firm will be participating in and/or hosting.
Kostelanetz & Fink is pleased to announce that this year’s NYU Tax Controversy Forum will be held on Thursday and Friday, June 24 and 25, 2021, as an online webinar featuring senior government representatives, including IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig, and other experienced tax practitioners. We are again holding the forum entirely online this year in order to ensure the health and safety of conference attendees and panelists.
News & Events
Sharon L. McCarthy Participates In A Panel Entitled “Best Practices or Not? Internal Corporate Investigations” For The Federal Bar Council
October 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmDon Fort Jointly Conducts An ACAMS Alabama Chapter Event Entitled “Current IRS Trends Impacting AML Professionals” With Eric Hylton
October 5 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmCaroline D. Ciraolo And Robert M. Russell Present A Course Entitled “International Tax Controversies” For Georgetown Law Executive Education’s 2021 Saudi Tax Leaders Program
October 4 - October 5Caroline D. Ciraolo Participates In A Panel Entitled “Ethical Considerations for Former and Current Government Tax Attorneys” For The ABA Section Of Taxation’s Virtual Fall Meeting
September 24 @ 1:10 pm - 2:00 pmCaroline D. Ciraolo Participates In A Panel Entitled “John Doe Summonses: The Tool to Close the Crypto Compliance Gap and Implications for Privilege” For The ABA Section Of Taxation’s Virtual Fall Meeting
September 22 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pmCaroline D. Ciraolo Participates In A Panel Entitled “Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Tax: Ideas and Resources for Mentoring Diverse Students and Leading Discussions of DEI in Tax” For The ABA Section Of Taxation’s Virtual Fall Meeting
September 22 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pmDon Fort Participates In A Forbes Panel Entitled “Crypto & Taxes: What You Need to Know”
September 21 @ 2:30 pm - 3:45 pmUsman Mohammad Participates In A Webinar Entitled “FATCA Reporting: Filing Form 8938 for Taxpayers With Foreign Assets, Integrating Latest IRS Guidance” For Strafford’s CPE Program
September 15 @ 1:00 pm - 2:50 pmBryan C. Skarlatos Participates In A Program Entitled “Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine in an Era of Increased Tax Enforcement”
September 15 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmBryan C. Skarlatos Participates In A Program Entitled “The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020: A Review of Selected Provisions” For Lawline
September 10 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pmCaroline D. Ciraolo Moderates A Panel Entitled “Compliance Initiatives and Voluntary Disclosure Practice – Perspectives and Updates from Puerto Rico’s Hacienda and the IRS” For The ABA Section Of Taxation
September 9 @ 1:00 pm - 3:10 pmDon Fort Participates In Plenary Workshop Entitled “The Cost of Cheating: US and UK Enforcement to Deter Non-Compliance” For The 38th International Symposium On Economic Crime
September 7 @ 9:00 am - 10:45 amDon Fort Delivers Keynote Speech For The 38th International Symposium On Economic Crime
September 6 @ 3:00 am - 6:00 amCaroline D. Ciraolo Participates In A Panel Entitled “Voluntary Disclosure Practice 2021 and Beyond” For The Texas Bar’s 39th Annual Tax Law: Practicing Tax Law In Uncertain Times Program
August 20 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmStephen A. Josey Co-Chairs And Moderates A Webcast Entitled “Taxation of Virtual Currency and IRS Enforcement Initiatives” For The New York City Bar Association
August 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmDon Fort Participates In A Webcast Entitled “Taxation of Virtual Currency and IRS Enforcement Initiatives” For The New York City Bar Association
August 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmHenry Stow Lovejoy Participates In A Webinar Entitled “Mastering Form 5472: Filing Requirements for Foreign Individuals, LLCs, and Companies” For Strafford Publications
August 3 @ 1:00 pm - 2:50 pmMegan L. Brackney Participates In A Panel Entitled “Cryptocurrency: Navigating Minefields in the Virtual Currency World” For The IFA USA
July 28 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pmDon Fort Moderates A Panel Entitled “What’s New In IRS Criminal Investigations” At The NYU Tax Controversy Forum
June 25 @ 1:30 pm - 2:00 pmBryan C. Skarlatos Moderates A Panel Entitled “New Leadership In The Taxpayer Advocate’s Office: One Year Later” At The NYU Tax Controversy Forum
June 25 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pmMegan L. Brackney Participates In A Panel Entitled “Tips For Handling Audits Of Pass-Through Entities Under The Centralized Partnership Audit Regime” At The NYU Tax Controversy Forum
June 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmDon Fort Presents At The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (“FLETC”) Leadership Academy
June 24 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmDon Fort Participates In A Panel Entitled “Global Corruption Challenges: The Need For Transparency, Training, And Effective Laws” For AML RightSource
June 24 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmCaroline D. Ciraolo Co-Chairs A Panel Entitled “Criminal Tax Enforcement Across The Americas” At The Virtual 13th Annual U.S. And Latin American Tax Practice Trends Conference
June 24 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pmMegan L. Brackney Presents “Attorney-Client and Accountant-Client Privileges in the Tax Context” For CPA Academy
June 23 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmCaroline Rule Participates In A Panel Entitled “Common Themes on the Common Interest Privilege in Deals and Disputes” For The National Association Of Women Lawyers
June 17 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm