Confirming Arbitration Awards in Federal Court – Supreme Court Decision Impacts Petition Requirements
Until today, Federal District Courts employed the so-called look-through analysis, by which the court would look through a petition to...
Big Win in the United States Tax Court for Jeff Sklarz in Anikeev vs Commissioner
On February 23, 2021, the U.S. Tax Court ruled in favor of our client that acquisition of credit card reward...
Green & Sklarz’s Joanna Kornafel is receiving the 2020 Young Lawyers Section Vanguard Award
Congratulations to our colleague Joanna Kornafel on receiving the 2020 Young Lawyers Section Vanguard Award. Joanna is an associate at...
IRS issues warning about Coronavirus-related scams; watch out for schemes tied to economic impact payments
The Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers to be on the lookout for a surge of calls and email phishing...
Businesses may need to “social distance” too: affiliate rules and payroll protection loans.
For the past several weeks I have been closely following the legislation and rule making concerning the CARES Act, payroll...
IRS Announces More Details on the Economic Impact Payments
The Internal Revenue Service today announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be...
Former New Haven Tax Preparer is Sentenced
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DEVON WILLIAMS, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia, was...
IRS Arrests Michael Avenatti, Cutting State Bar Hearing Short
IRS agents arrested embattled attorney Michael Avenatti in Los Angeles late Tuesday during a break in a hearing before the...
Justice Department Announces Settlement With Liberty Tax Service
Government and Liberty Jointly Propose Order Requiring the Company to Enact Compliance Controls Affecting more than 2,800 Liberty Tax Service...
Purdue Pharma Brings a Single Adversary Proceeding to Enjoin Thousands of Lawsuits
As expected, Purdue Pharma has commenced proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court to obtain injunctive relief, seeking to put a stop...