General Information

Ritz Carlton
921 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
504.524.1331

The Ritz is located in the French Quarter on Canal Street, approximately 30 miles from Luis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

Rooms have been reserved under a COST room block of $309 single/double. Make your hotel reservations early and directly with the Ritz. The COST room block will sell out prior to the Monday, April 7, 2025 cut-off date. Room reservations can be made by calling 800.826.8987. 

Program:

This Conference/Session is open to COST Industry Members, non-COST Industry members and Practitioners.

The program starts on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. and ends on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

The goal of this program is to bring multistate tax professionals, with various levels of experience in state and local income/franchise taxes and sales/use taxes together in an environment that allows for extensive interaction and exchange of information as well as updates on key SALT issues and insights regarding state tax trends and opportunities. The program is targeted to all levels of experience and no advance preparation is needed.

Your company/firm must be in good standing with COST at time of registration and time of program in order for its employees to receive the discounted registration rates for the Spring Conference/ Audit Session.  For complaints and special refund policies you can contact Karen Galdamez ([email protected]), 202.484.5220.

Registration Fees: 

Cancellation Fees:

A $50 cancellation fee will be imposed for cancellations received after before April 7, 2025; cancellations after April 7^th will not be refunded. 

The goal of this program is to bring multistate tax professionals, with various levels of experience in state and local income/franchise taxes and sales/use taxes together in an environment that allows for extensive interaction and exchange of information as well as updates on key SALT issues and insights regarding state tax trends and opportunities. The program is targeted to all levels of experience and no advance preparation is needed.

Your company/firm must be in good standing with COST at time of registration and time of program in order for its employees to receive the discounted registration rates for the Spring Conference/ Audit Session.  For complaints and special refund policies you can contact Karen Galdamez ([email protected]), 202.484.5220.

Continuing Education:

COST will assist you in applying for Continuing Education credit for the COST 2025 Spring Conference/Audit Session. COST is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

Weather:

April’s average high in New Orleans is in the low 80’s and the average low is in the high 60’s. Dress for the conference is business casual.  We encourage you to bring a sweater or jacket to the meeting as the meeting rooms tend to be on the cooler side.

Permission:  

By registering for COST’s conferences, workshops or schools, attendees hereby agree to allow COST to use any photos taken of them during the conference/workshop/school in news media, website, publications, articles, marketing pieces and etc.

For More Information: Please contact Karen Galdamez: [email protected].