Takeaways

Presenting an update on significant state tax issues for California, the Pacific Northwest States & Certain Other Significant States Around the Country.

Great opportunity to network with your San Francisco and surrounding area state and local tax peers.

Welcome & Introductions

Charles Drury, COST
Nikki Dobay, COST
Jeffrey Vesely, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Current Developments in the Pacific Northwest States  and Certain Other Significant States Around the Country (Other Than California)
Dana Lance, Grant Thornton, LLP - Moderator
Mary Cho, Grant Thornton, LLP
Jamie Yesnowitz, Grant Thornton, LLP

Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues and Policy Matters to Watch
Michael Cataldo, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nikki Dobay, COST
Annie Huang, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Kerne Matsubara, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

What’s Shaking in California – Featuring Significant California Tax Developments and Potential Changes
Nikki Dobay, COST – Moderator
Michael Cataldo, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Dana Lance, Grant Thornton, LLP

Lunch – What’s New at the California Franchise Tax Board
Fred Campbell-Craven, Assistant Chief Counsel and Director of the Multistate Tax Bureau, California Franchise Tax Board

Sales Tax and the Technology Industry
Noel Benton Grant Thornton, LLP
Michael Boykin, Grant Thornton, LLP

Recent Developments in Alternative Apportionment, Market-Based Sourcing and Related Issues
Annie Huang, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Jeffrey Vesely, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Special Report: The State Tax Implications of Federal Tax Reform Legislation
Nikki Dobay, COST
Kerne Matsubara, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Jim Songey, Grant Thornton, LLP

For more information and to register, please visit the COST event page.

Speakers

Non-Firm Speakers

Charles Drury, COST
Nikki Dobay, COST
Dana Lance, Grant Thornton, LLP - Moderator
Mary Cho, Grant Thornton, LLP
Jamie Yesnowitz, Grant Thornton, LLP
Fred Campbell-Craven, Assistant Chief Counsel and Director of the Multistate Tax Bureau, California Franchise Tax Board
Noel Benton Grant Thornton, LLP
Michael Boykin, Grant Thornton, LLP
Jim Songey, Grant Thornton, LLP

Sponsors

Pillsbury
Grant Thornton LLP