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An attorney for thirty years, Karen founded Karen J. Tenenbaum, P.C. in 1996 in order to provide legal counsel to individuals and businesses facing IRS and NYS tax problems. She and her team continue to pursue this goal by representing taxpayers before the IRS and New York State Department of Taxation of Finance.
Karen is a frequent speaker on IRS and NYS tax issues for numerous professional groups, on topics such as New York State residency matters, NYS collection issues, celebrity tax issues, and more. Karen’s expertise and leadership have established her as a leading tax attorney in the NY area.
• New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation
• Brooklyn Law School, J.D.
• Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, B.S. in Accounting
• Quoted in “Clue Kids in To Family Finances,” Long Island Business News, October 2012
• Guest on Bonnie D. Graham’s cable TV program “Something to Talk About” on the topic of “Tax Audits: You Live Where? And More…,” April 2012
• Appeared on MyLITV/FiOS1’s coverage of the Long Island Tax Professionals Symposium (at 4:45), November 2011
• Member Profile interview published in the NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter Newsletter, April 2011
• Appeared on News 12 Long Island’s special report “Hard Times: LI Survival Guide”
• Quoted in “Long Island Journal; Opening the World of Business to Children,” The New York Times, March 28, 1999
• Guest on WGBB (1240 AM) “The Money Show,” Guest on WHPC (90.3 FM) “Law You Should Know”, and Guest on Channel 25 Cablevision “Dollars and Sense”
• Past Chair, Tax Law Committee, Nassau County Bar Association
• Past Executive Board Member, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), Nassau Chapter
• Past Chair, Professional Skills Development Conference, NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter
• Past Chair, IRS Garden City Practitioner Liaison Group
• Past Co-Chair, Joint Committee of Attorneys and Accountants, NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter
• Past Co-Editor, Nassau Newsletter, NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter
• Past Chair, Tax Liaison Committee, National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP), Nassau/Suffolk Chapter
• Past Chair, State and Local Taxation Committee, NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter
• Certified Public Accountant (1985)
• NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter (Taxation Committee)
• American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants
• NCCPAP, Nassau/Suffolk Chapter (Federal and New York State Tax Liaison Committees)
• Nassau County (Tax Law Committee), Suffolk County (Tax Law Committee), New York State (Tax Section) and American Bar Associations (Section of Taxation)
• IRS Liaison Committee; Long Island Tax Practitioner Symposium Committee
• Staff Member, Brooklyn Journal of International Law
• Co-Author, “Updated Audit Guidelines for New York Residency Disputes”, NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter Newsletter
• Co-Author, “Responsible Person Assessments in New York State”, 50 Nassau Lawyer 8
• “Planning Prior to Departure of S Corp. Shareholders May Provide Tax Savings”, 18 Taxation for Lawyers 4; and 42 Taxation for Accountants 338
• NYU Tax Controversy Forum
• Nassau County Bar Association - Tax Law Committee; Dean’s Hour
• Suffolk County Bar Association - Tax Law Committee
• New York State Bar Association - Tax Section
• American Bar Association - Section on Taxation
• NYSSCPA - Estate Planning Committee (Nassau Chapter); State and Local Taxation Committee (Nassau Chapter); Federal Taxation Committee (Nassau Chapter)
• Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Gold Coast and Atlantic Chapters
• Foundation for Accounting Education
• Estate Planning Council of Suffolk County
• Estate Planning Council of Nassau County
• National Conference of CPA Practitioners (Nassau/Suffolk Chapter)
• The Tax and Accounting Institute, School of Professional Accountancy, College of Management, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University
• Long Island Tax Practitioner Symposium
• UJA Federation of New York
• Count Me In/American Express OPEN Business Competition, Top 10 Pitch Winner, July 2012
• Long Island Center for Business & Professional Women, 2012 Achievers’ Award, May 2012
• Long Island Pulse Magazine, Long Island Legal Eagle, September 2010, March 2011, and March 2012
• Commerce Plaza, Inc., Co-Founder and Board Member, Honoree, October 2007
• New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, Nassau Chapter, Samuel B. Traum Achievement Award, May 2007
