Date Start Date: 10/22/2026 Start Time: 8:30 AM End Time: 4:00 PM Location Microsoft Corporation Campus 16255 NE 36th Way Building 36 - B33/11106-1108-1110 Meeting Rooms on the Main Floor Redmond, WA 98052 Get Directions Contact Name: Tiffany Frazier Phone: (202) 484-5225 Email
Join industry tax peers to hear sessions covering important state tax updates and state tax issues nationally and in the Pacific Northwest States. Great opportunity to network with your Seattle and surrounding area state and local tax peers.
Agenda Welcome & Introductions – 15 minutes – 9:00 AM – 9:15 AMMike Kelley, MicrosoftKarl Frieden, COSTPat Reynolds, COSTDylan Waits, COST COST Policy State Tax Policy Matters Update – 20 minutes – 9:15 AM – 9:35 AMCOST advocacy update, including its tax burden study.Karl Frieden, COSTPat Reynolds, COSTDylan Waits, COST Current Regional & National Legislative Developments– 65 minutes – 9:35 AM – 10:40 AMThis update will summarize recent legislative policy trends and changes to state tax laws across the country.Dylan Waits, COST, ModeratorJeff Cook, KPMGDan De Jong, KPMG Refreshment Break & Networking – 15 minutes – 10:40 AM – 10:55 AM Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues & Policy Matters to Watch – 65 minutes – 10:55 PM – 12:00 PMUpdate on the most important SALT cases and legislation across the nation.Karl Frieden, COST, ModeratorEric Carstens, McDermottMichael Hilken, McDermottSteve Kranz, McDermott Lunch & Networking – 70 minutes – 12:00 PM – 1:10 PMUpdate from the Washington Department of RevenueApril Berg, Washington Representative Using IFTA as a Sword and Shield – 60 minutes – 1:10 PM – 2:10 PMAs states continue to expand existing taxes and invent new taxing schemes to target the digital economy, this session will analyze how companies may deploy IFTA offensively and defensively.Eric Carstens, McDermottMichael Hilken, McDermottSteve Kranz, McDermott Refreshment Break & Networking – 20 minutes – 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM How to Productively Use AI in your SALT Business Operations and Avoid its Pitfalls – 90 minutes – 2:30 PM – 4:00 PMThis session will provide practical dos and don’ts for preparing a state tax matter for potential litigation, from developing the factual record and protecting privilege to managing document requests, coordinating multistate disputes, and making strategic decisions about forum and settlement.Chad Dalton, KPMGSteven Frazee, KPMG Meeting Adjourns with Reception – 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Additional Information Registration Fee - $75.00 for COST Member Companies and $150.00 for non-COST Member Companies payable to COST in advance of seminar. Cancellations will only be accepted up to 5 business days before the event. If you cancel after 5 days prior, you will not be refunded This seminar is open to tax professionals from COST member companies and industry tax professionals from non-COST member companies. Practitioners are not eligible to attend this seminar (except for those speaking or sponsoring). Dress for the meeting is business casual. CLE/CPE credit available.
