Upcoming National Meeting 2022 SALT Workshop for Technology Companies One and a half day conference focusing on state and local tax issues for technology companies. Leading practitioners from across the U.S. will get those new to the area of state and local tax up to speed on all types of taxes, including sales and use, income, property and local taxes, and will provide in-depth panel discussions on other specific state and local issues impacting the tech industry.
Legislative Alert ISSUE 22-28; August 2, 2022 COST Expresses Concern with Controversial Washington Draft Advisory on the State’s Insurance Business Exemption; Colorado DOR to Hold Retail Delivery Fee Q&A Webinar
Cost Conscious ISSUE 22-15; July 29, 2022 Is It A Fee Or Is It A Tax? Part II – In Part I of this series, we inquired into member concerns over the expansion of state classification of taxes as fees, and the apparent resurgence of states considering implementation of fees that bear similar characteristics to a tax (see results in “Last Issue’s Question Answered” below). In Part II, we would like to better understand the nature of our memb
COST - Council on State Taxation Amicus Briefs Walmart Stores v. Johnson County Board of Commissioners COST amicus brief seeks consistent application of Kansas’ property tax valuation law following Kansas Court of Appeals’ decision In re Equalization of Prieb Properties, 47 Kan. App. 2d 122 (2012). If there is a change to the State’s valuation process, it should be from the legislature and not the Kansas Supreme Court.
COST - Council on State Taxation COST Studies, Articles & Reports Locally Administered Sales and Accommodations Taxes: Do They Comport With Wayfair? The Study effectively demonstrates that the burdens of complying with numerous disparate local tax regimes are extremely onerous, particularly in states that lack centralized collection and remittance of local taxes. The Study opens with a Foreword authored by well-known state and local tax experts Jeffrey A. Friedman and Nikki E. Dobay of Eversheds Sutherland LLP that evaluates and analyzes the l
COST - Council on State Taxation COST Comments & Testimony COST Signed onto Joint Letter re. Draft Insurance Business Exemption ETA COST joined several trade association expressing several concerns regarding the Washington State Department of Revenue’s draft insurance business exemption excise tax advisory.