Megan L. Brackney speaks about “Stages of a Tax Controversy” at the Heart of America Tax Institute Conference on November 4, 2022. This annual conference offers attorneys the opportunity to learn about a wide array of topics such as updates on state and local tax, partnership tax, estate planning, corporate
NEW YORK (September 29, 2022) – New York Metro Super Lawyers has selected 11 Kostelanetz & Fink attorneys for inclusion on its 2022 list, recognizing the firm’s experience and skill in the areas of Tax, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Business Litigation. Super Lawyers describes itself as a “rating service of outstanding
On October 5, 2019, Megan L. Brackney speaks on a panel entitled, “Recent Developments In Innocent Spouse Litigation” for the Pro Bono & Tax Clinics Committee. Speakers Megan L. Brackney, Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP; Julie L. Payne, IRS Office of Chief Counsel; Christine S. Speidel, Villanova University Charles Widger School
Event Description: The NYU Institute on Federal Taxation’s 78th annual conference includes presentations focused on insights and analyses from top tax authorities in America. Sessions are held for five-day periods, including October 20-25 and November 10-15. Substantive sessions are help on prominent tax topics such as tax controversies, international
On August 25, 2022, Megan Brackney participates in a panel entitled, “Coming in from the Cold: Dealing with Non-Filers” for the 2022 Forensic Accounting Summit: Forensic Accounting and Reconstruction. Panel Description: The IRS is pursuing more than 10 million non-filers that they have already identified, plus countless others that get
Bryan Skarlatos, Caroline Ciraolo, and Megan Brackney serve as panelists at the Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2022 (“Tax Strategies 2022”) conference. The panel is titled “Balancing Tax Planning, Advocacy, and Professional Ethics: The Rules That Every Tax Advisor Should Know.” Mr.
On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a major case regarding IRS penalties relating to Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs). Kostelanetz & Fink represents the American College of Tax Counsel (the “College”), which filed an amicus brief in Alexandru Bittner v. United States
“The team is very sophisticated and thoughtful in its approach” NEW YORK (June 3, 2022) — Kostelanetz & Fink is pleased that Chambers and Partners has once again recognized the firm and six of its attorneys in its 2022 USA Guide in the areas of tax controversy, tax fraud, tax
On June 3, 2022, Megan L. Brackney participates in a panel entitled, “Ethics in 2022: Privilege on Trial, Practice on the Move” for the 50th Annual Conference of the USA Branch of the International Fiscal Association. Event Description: The 50th Annual Conference of the USA Branch of the International Fiscal
On May 17, 2022, Megan L. Brackney presents in a webinar entitled, “Ethical Dilemmas – The IRS’s Enforcement of Foreign Information Return Penalties and the Practitioner’s Duty to Promote Compliance” for the International Tax Institute. Presenters Megan L. Brackney, Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP; William E. (“Buck”) Buchanan, Grant Thornton; and
