Date Start Date: 10/20/2026 Start Time: 8:30 AM End Time: 3:15 PM Location Best Buy Offices 7601 Penn Avenue South Best Buy Convention Center Richfield, MN 55423 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 Mid-West States. Great opportunity to network with your Minneapolis and surrounding area state and local tax peers.
Agenda Welcome & Introductions15 minutes – 9:00 AM – 9:15 AMStephen Harris, Best BuyFred Nicely, COSTPat Reynolds, COSTDylan Waits, COST COST Policy State Tax Policy Matters Update20 minutes – 9:15 AM – 9:35 AMCOST advocacy update, including its tax burden study and OB3A (H.R. 1).Fred Nicely, COSTPat Reynolds, COSTDylan Waits, COST The National Legislative Landscape65 minutes – 9:35 AM – 10:40 AMThis legislative update will cover recent developments in sales and income, franchise, and gross receipts taxes, highlighting real-world impacts and actionable mitigation strategies to help you stay ahead of risk and opportunity.Dylan Waits, COST, ModeratorMike Santoro, State & Local Tax Managing Director, BDODaniel Neumann, State & Local Tax Director, BDO Refreshment Break & Networking15 minutes – 10:40 AM – 10:55 AM Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues & Policy Matters to Watch65 minutes – 10:55 PM – 12:00 PMUpdate on the most important SALT cases and legislation across the nation.Pat Reynolds, COST, ModeratorLynn Linnė, Property Tax, FredriksonJenny Pusch, Sales & Use Tax, FredriksonDylan Saul, Income Tax, Fredrikson Lunch & Networking70 minutes – 12:00 PM – 1:10 PMUpdate from the Minnesota DOR and Minesota Chamber.Paul Marquart, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of RevenueBrian Cook, Director, Tax, Fiscal and Elections Policy, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Issues with the States’ Data Mining and Social Media Taxes60 minutes – 1:10 PM – 2:10 PMThis session will cover administrative and legal issues with the states’ consideration and enactment of data mining and social media taxes.Fred Nicely, COSTMasha Yevzelman, Fredrikson Credits and Incentives Update60 minutes – 2:10 PM – 3:10 PMThis session will provide leading trends and new developments with credits and incentives.Mike Pangborn, State & Local Tax Director, BDO Closing and Q&A3:10 - 3:15 PM
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.
