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STEVEN TOSCHER, ROBERT HORWITZ, MICHEL R. STEIN, JONATHAN KALINSKI and SEBASTIAN VOTH to Speak at Upcoming CLA 2024 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference

We are pleased to announce that Steven Toscher, Michel R. Stein, Robert Horwitz, Jonathan Kalinski and Sebastian Voth will be speaking on the following topics at the upcoming California Lawyers Association 2024 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference being held at the Anaheim Hilton Hotel on November 6-8, 2024.

 How to Handle Sentencing in Federal Tax Cases
Steven Toscher

BBA Audits and Appeals
Michel R. Stein

Basis Shifting in Partnerships: Preparing for IRS Challenge
Robert Horwitz

Taxation of Gambling and Forfeiture
Jonathan Kalinski

Tax Court Roundtable
Sebastian Voth

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Steven Toscher is a Principal of the law firm Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C., where he specializes in civil and criminal tax controversy and litigation. He is a Certified Tax Specialist in Taxation, the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and has received an “AV” rating from Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Toscher was the 2018 recipient of the Joanne M. Garvey Award. The award is given annually to recognize lifetime achievement and outstanding contributions to the field of tax law by a senior member of the California tax bar. Mr. Toscher is the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Jules Ritholz Memorial Merit Award presented by the Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee of the Taxation Section of the American Bar Association. The Jules Ritholz Memorial Merit Award recognizes lawyers who have demonstrated outstanding dedication, achievement and integrity in the field of civil and criminal tax controversies. For more information, please contact Steven Toscher at toscher@taxlitigator.com.

Michel R. Stein is a Principal at Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C., specializing in tax controversies, as well as tax planning for individuals, businesses and corporations. For more than 25 years, he has represented individuals with sensitive issue civil and criminal tax matters where substantial penalty issues may arise, and extensively advised individuals on foreign and domestic voluntary disclosures regarding foreign account and asset compliance tax matters.  Mr. Stein is a frequent lecturer at national and regional conferences on topics, including Global High Wealth examinations, cryptocurrency, sensitive tax compliance matters, IRS examinations, International tax issues and state and federal residency and worker classification matters. For more information, please contact Michel R. Stein at stein@taxlitigator.com.

Robert S. Horwitz is a Principal at Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C., former Chair of the Taxation Section, California Lawyers’ Association, a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, a former Assistant United States Attorney and a former Trial Attorney, United States Department of Justice Tax Division. He represents clients throughout the United States and elsewhere involving federal and state administrative civil tax disputes and tax litigation as well as defending clients in criminal tax investigations and prosecutions. He was the 2022 Joanne M. Garvey Award for lifetime achievement in and contribution to the field of tax law by the Taxation Section of the California Lawyers Association. For more information contact Robert Horwitz at horwitz@taxlitigator.com.

Jonathan Kalinski is a Principal of the law firm of Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C. and specializes in both civil and criminal tax controversies as well as sensitive tax matters including disclosures of previously undeclared interests in foreign financial accounts and assets and provides tax advice to taxpayers and their advisors throughout the world. He handles both Federal and state tax matters involving individuals, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and trusts and estates. For more information, please contact Jonathan Kalinski at kalinski@taxlitigator.com.

Sebastian Voth is a Principal of the law firm of Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C. specializing in tax investigations, litigation and appeals, and complex tax matters. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Voth served for more than 15 years as an attorney for the Internal Revenue Service including most recently as a Special Trial Attorney with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel’s Strategic Litigation Division leading trial teams in all phases of litigation before the Tax Court. For more information, please contact Sebastian Voth at voth@taxlitigator.com.

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