Upcoming National Meeting 2025 Canadian Tax Workshop For U.S. Companies The COST Canadian Tax Workshop for US Companies covers the key tax issues U.S. companies who are doing business with Canadians or in Canada need to know. The primary focus of the Workshop will be on GST, HST and Income Tax but will also cover QST, Payroll and Property Taxes. Attendees will also participate in an interactive audit session covering Canadian tax issues that they’ve been dealing with.
Legislative Alert ISSUE 25-36; October 8, 2025 COST Opposes Massachusetts Legislation Seeking to Tax Foreign-Source Income Without Foreign Factor Representation; COST State Regional Leads for Legislative Advocacy
Cost Conscious ISSUE 25-19; September 26, 2025 SALT Training for Your Overseas Tax Compliance Team – COST has developed and will soon roll out virtual educational opportunities tailored for multistate and multinational companies who have moved all or portions of their tax functions overseas. We’re interested in learning whether your company would benefit from and utilize these training programs and, if so, where your overseas teams are located
COST - Council on State Taxation Amicus Briefs Pacific Bell Telephone Company et al. v. County of Napa, et al. COST has filed an amicus letter in Pacific Bell Telephone Company et al. v. County of Napa, et al., urging the California Supreme Court to grant review and provide clear guidance on the California constitutional provisions governing the assessment and taxation of utility property.
COST - Council on State Taxation COST Studies, Articles & Reports 2025 State and Local Amnesty Programs Tracker of most state and local tax amnesty programs enacted and conducted in 2025.
COST - Council on State Taxation COST Comments & Testimony Testimony in Opposition to Disclosure of Taxpayer Information, H.3083, S.2037 COST submitted testimony to the Massachusetts Joint Revenue Committee in opposition to H.3083 and S.2037, that would eliminate the current requirement that taxpayers identifying information be expunged before information in corporate reports submitted to the Secretary of State are made available to the public.
