Laurie Kazenoff - NY Lawyer Profile

Laurie B. Kazenoff is a partner at Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP and serves as Co-Chair of its Tax Practice Group. With more than three decades of experience in Tax Controversy, she has held various roles such as a Senior Attorney with IRS Chief Counsel handling litigation in the U.S. Tax Court, an Estate Tax Attorney at the IRS Estate and Gift Tax Division, a Senior Manager in Tax Controversy at Anchin LLP, a nationally recognized accounting firm, and as an attorney in private practice. Her practice focuses on tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and New York State Department of Taxation, representing individuals, estates, partnerships, and corporations. This includes advocacy before the Examination, Appeals, and Collection Divisions, litigation in the United States Tax Court, and the Federal Court of Claims. Ms. Kazenoff addresses a wide range of issues such as Payroll tax, Responsible Person assessments, Employee/Independent Contractor matters, New York State Residency, and Sales & Use Tax concerns. She also assists clients in dealings with the IRS and NYS Collection Divisions, handling Collection Due Process Appeals, IRS Notices of Lien, Levies, New York State Warrants, license suspensions, Responsible Person and Sales Tax audits, and negotiating settlements like Offers in Compromise, Installment Agreements, and Penalty Abatements. Her expertise extends to Estate and Gift Tax matters as well as Pension Plan Qualification issues. Her clientele includes high-profile individuals, corporations, partnerships, and entities in various industries such as investment banking, law, real estate, engineering, architecture, medicine, entertainment, fashion, media, construction, manufacturing, sports, and technology.