Date Start Date: 6/18/2026 Start Time: 8:30 AM End Time: 3:15 PM Location BP America Inc. – BP Helios Plaza 201 Helios Way The Town Hall Room – Room 1.250 - 1st Floor Helios Plaza Houston, TX 77079 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 Southwest/West States. Great opportunity to network with your Houston and surrounding area state and local tax peers.
Agenda TOPICS INCLUDE: COST Policy State Tax Policy Matters UpdateCOST advocacy update, including its tax burden study. Current National Legislative DevelopmentsThis session will cover state tax hot topics and legislative developments with an emphasis on both indirect and income taxes. Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues & Policy Matters to WatchThis session will address the top state and local income tax cases for 2026, addressing key rulings that could impact your business, along with recent audit issues and policy matters to monitor. Update from Texas Taxpayers and Research Association Audit Trends in Indirect Tax and Unclaimed PropertyThis session will cover audit trends with indirect tax and unclaimed property and address recovering value and reducing risks. Alternative Apportionment: Challenges and OpportunitiesThis session will discuss the alternative apportionment regimes in several states and for various industries and what companies should consider in determining if alternative apportionment may be a challenge or opportunity for their business.
Additional Information Registration Fee - $75.00 for COST Member Companies and $150.00 for non-COST Member Companies payable in advance of the meeting. 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.
