Tax Blog and News
Six Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin Attorneys Named in 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers List
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, APLC is very proud to announce that four of our principals were named as 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers in Tax Law. David Holtz, Gary Slavett, Igor Drabkin and Michele Weiss were recognized among the best tax attorneys who have...
Michele Weiss to Present on Passthroughs Hot Topics at the Upcoming ABA Mid-Year Conference
Michele Weiss, principal and tax attorney at Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, along with Carneil Wilson (Dentons), David Richardson (Reitler, Kalls & Rosenblatt), Megan Dollenmeyer (Frost Brown Todd), and Max Pakulak (Andersen Tax), will be speaking on a panel about...
IRS Issues Notice Providing Relief to California Wildfire Victims
Today, January 10, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in southern California affected by wildfires and straight-line winds that began on Jan. 7, 2025. These taxpayers now have until Oct. 15, 2025, to file...
IRS is Allowed to Serve John Doe Summons on a “Gig Economy” Platform
A federal district court in California issued an order on December 23, 2024, authorizing the IRS to serve a John Doe summons on JustAnswer LLC, a digital platform through which various professionals, such as doctors, lawyers, veterinarians, engineers and tax...
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin to Sponsor 2024 Criminal Tax Fraud and Tax Controversy Conference in Las Vegas
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, APLC is proud to sponsor the 2024 Criminal Tax Fraud and Tax Controversy Conference, which will be held at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 12-14, 2024. This annual conference is presented by the American Bar Association's...
Michele Weiss to present on whether Loper Bright Upends Tax Law at the Upcoming CLA Annual Tax Meeting
Michele Weiss, principal and tax attorney at Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, along with The Honorable Mark V. Holmes, Senior Judge of the U.S. Tax Court, attorney A. Lavar Taylor (Taylor Nelson Amitrano), and attorney Steven Turanchik (Paul Hastings), will be speaking...
IRS Recovers $1.3 Billion from High-Income Individuals: What This Means for Your Tax Compliance
The IRS has made headlines recently with a monumental announcement: $1.3 billion has been recovered from high-income and high-wealth individuals, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This significant enforcement success highlights a shifting landscape in tax...
Michele Weiss to present on the BBA/Centralized Partnership Regime at the Upcoming ABA Conference
Michele Weiss, Principal and Tax Attorney at Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, along with Kandyce Jayasinghe (Covington & Burling) and Brian Gardner (Asbury Law Firm), will be speaking at the upcoming ABA Tax Section Virtual Fall Tax Meeting on the topic of...
Igor Drabkin and David Warner to Present at Strafford Webinar on Penalty Abatement Procedures
We are pleased to announce that Igor S. Drabkin and David J. Warner will be co-presenting a Strafford webinar entitled “Complex IRS Penalty Abatement Procedures for Failure-to-File, Failure-to-Pay” on Monday, November 18, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. PST/1:00 p.m. EST. This...
Major U.S. Tax Court Victory for David J. Warner, Kevin Oveisi & Richard Gano in Complex Fraud Trial
On September 5, 2024, the Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin trial team of former IRS attorneys David J. Warner, Kevin Oveisi, and Richard Gano won a complete victory in the United States Tax Court in the cases of Hoyal et al. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2024-84! These...