Megan L. Brackney and Melina Watson guest authored an article for the Procedurally Taxing Blog entitled “Neo-TikTok-Tology,” about the challenges associated with receiving tax advice from purported experts on the social media platform TikTok. In addition to discussing the range of good and bad tax advice available on TikTok, the article addresses the
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 April 5, 2023, the IRS announced the final entries to its annual Dirty Dozen list for 2023, sounding the alarm about various schemes and potentially abusive transactions that target taxpayers and businesses all year round, but particularly during tax season. The list warns of swindles through electronic communication, like
Caroline D. Ciraolo participates in a panel titled “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace and the Impact of Implicit Bias: A Survey of Initiatives and Best Practices in the Legal Profession” at the American Bar Association’s 2023 May Tax Meeting in Washington, D.C., on May 5, 2023. This panel
On April 13, 2023, Kostelanetz and the Morehouse Spelman Pre-Law Society co-host a panel entitled “What’s Tax Got To Do With It? How the U.S. Tax System Impacts Racial Inequities.” Kostelanetz associate Abigail Burke moderates a Q+A to explore the rise of the U.S. tax system and its lasting impacts
On April 21, 2023, Megan L. Brackney leads a presentation titled “Ethical Standards for Return Positions – How Sure Do You Have to Be?” for the 20th Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop, an annual workshop in professional responsibility for tax lawyers hosted by New York Law School’s Graduate Tax Program in
On April 20, 2023, Caroline D. Ciraolo participates in a panel at the University of Baltimore School of Law hosted by the Business and Tax Law Association. She discusses the tax controversy practice area and how best to prepare for a career in this field.
On March 23, 2023, the IRS included improper fuel tax credit claims in its growing 2023 Dirty Dozen list of abusive tax scams. IR-2023-55. The fuel tax credit is reserved for off-highway businesses and farming use and is claimed by filing Form 4136, Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels.
