Tax Blog and News
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin Sponsors the American Bar Association 39th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud and the 12th Annual National Institute on Tax Controversy
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin is proud to sponsor the American Bar Association 39th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud and the 12th Annual National Institute on Tax Controversy. For the fifth year in a row, our firm is proud to contribute to one of the...
IRS Audits of Employee Retention Credits Are Beginning. Are Taxpayers Ready?
One of the several COVID relief provisions Congress enacted is the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”). See I.R.C. § 3134. The ERC was enacted as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES” Act). The ERC is a refundable tax credit...
Igor S. Drabkin and David J. Warner Provide Insights on IRS Penalties to Federal Bar Association
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin tax attorneys, principals, and shareholders Igor S. Drabkin and David J. Warner will be co-presenting a Federal Bar Association webinar entitled “Types of IRS Tax Penalties and the Penalty Abatement Process: What attorneys should know” on...
Gary Slavett & Michele Weiss Analyze Employment Tax Issues in Beverly Hills Bar Association Webinar
Tax Attorney and Principal Gary M. Slavett and Senior Counsel Michele F.L. Weiss are presenting a Zoom-based webinar for the Beverly Hills Bar Association entitled, "Employment Tax Obligations, Trust Fund Recovery Penalty & Employment Tax Criminal Enforcement" on...
Igor S. Drabkin and David J. Warner Analyze IRS Penalty Abatement in Upcoming Webinar
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin tax attorneys, principals, and shareholders 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 Thursday, November 3,...
Richard Gano Elected as Co-Chair of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Young Tax Lawyers Committee of the California Lawyers Association, Tax Section
Richard Gano has been elected as Co-Chair of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Young Tax Lawyers Committee of the California Lawyers Association, Tax Section. The Young Tax Lawyers Committee (“YTLC”) is composed of an executive board that works with regional chapters to...
Richard Gano Shares Insights for Bloomberg Tax on Special IRS Penalty Relief
Richard Gano recently published an article for Bloomberg Tax entitled “Taxpayers Must Act Quickly on Relief for Late Filing Penalties.” In this article, Richard analyzes IRS Notice 2022-36, in which the IRS provides relief to most people and businesses who file...
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin Sponsors 38th UCLA Tax Controversy Institute. Igor Drabkin to Speak on IRS Collections
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin Sponsors 38th UCLA Tax Controversy Institute. Igor Drabkin to Speak on IRS Collections
Michele Weiss to Speak on Tax Implications of Inflation Reduction Act
Michele Weiss, Senior Counsel at Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, will be speaking at the upcoming Beverly Hills Bar Association webinar titled “Tax Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act” on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. The program will also...
Non-Payment of Payroll Taxes Can Lead to Serious Legal Problems
Civil and criminal employment tax enforcement is one of the top priorities for the IRS and the Department of Justice.