Richard A Nessler

December 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The new program provides welcome clarity following the closure of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program.

By Lawrence M. Hill and Richard A. Nessler

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February 16, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The honeymoon period for bitcoin is over. Not waiting for Congress to figure out what to do about virtual currency and how to regulate it, the Internal Revenue Service has fired the first shot across the bow of Coinbase, one of the world's largest bitcoin trading exchanges, by serving Coinbase with a John Doe summons seeking customer information.

By Richard A. Nessler

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June 20, 2002 | New York Law Journal

W ith New York State projecting billions of dollars in reduced revenues resulting from the national recession and recent terrorist attacks, and Governor George E. Pataki pledging not to raise taxes, the State Department of Taxation and Finance will be looking to increase the public fisc by means of aggressive enforcement of existing tax law.

By Richard A. Nessler

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