Upcoming National Meeting 56th Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting offers sessions for every state tax and government affairs professional with tax responsibilities. The Meeting has an extensive program covering all types of state and local taxes that business taxpayers are confronted with on a daily basis. The ever-popular audit sessions and state chamber of commerce roundtables are included, and other conference sessions provide updates on
Legislative Alert ISSUE 25-31; August 13, 2025 California Attorney General Addresses Scope of Office of Tax Appeals’s Power
Cost Conscious ISSUE 25-16; August 15, 2025 It’s Not a Tax! – Recognizing that while not a tax, unclaimed property is often administered by internal tax departments and state tax agencies, which emerging issues in unclaimed property management do you believe present the greatest challenge for tax departments in 2025? (Select all that apply.)
COST - Council on State Taxation Amicus Briefs Nationwide Agribusiness v. Michigan Department of Treasury COST filed an amicus brief in Nationwide Agribusiness urging the Michigan Supreme Court to affirm the Court of Appeals' decision holding the corporate income tax combined return requirement applied to insurance companies. The brief argues the Appellate Court ruling supports the legislative design of the corporate income tax and reflects the economic reality of unitary business groups. Additionall
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 Letter in Opposition to Expansion of Tax Haven “Blacklist” in H.B. 25B-1002 COST sent comments to the Colorado House of Representatives opposition to H.B. 25B-1002, that further expands Colorado’s existing tax haven “blacklist” and urged the lawmakers to eliminate the blacklist altogether.
