Jones Walker: SALT Seminar in Houston, TX

Cue the mixtape – the Jones Walker LLP State and Local Tax Team is back in Houston, TX with a day-long program on Thursday, October 8, 2026. It has been a busy few years for state & local tax legislation, administrative updates, tax reform and expanded judicial independence. We will take a closer look at what these new regulations mean for taxpayers and how to proceed in a new era – with or without the 80s hair! This state and local tax seminar will provide practical and solution-focused tax guidance to help businesses navigate through high-stakes legal developments.

We will begin with a crowd favorite session on procedure, where we will do a final countdown, so you can understand deadlines, decisions, and procedural traps.

Of course, we don’t want the empire to strike back with an audit. We will discuss parish audit positions, MM&E, and other recent developments.

To ensure your audit bites the dust, we will discuss how to defend an audit with an eye toward appeals.

Next, we will have The Lunch Club of key state tax administrators from Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi who will provide their unplugged perspective and guidance on recent tax developments.

• Hon. Jarrod Coniglio, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Revenue
• Chris Graham, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Revenue
• Pat Reynolds, President & Executive Director, Council On State Taxation
• Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts representative (Invited)

Then, it's time to Press Your Luck with some state & local tax trivia where you can test your state tax knowledge against your fellow attendees. We will discuss multistate tax issues, business and government incentives, and regulatory and compliance rules.

Then it’s time for big hair and even bigger cases with a litigation update including information on statutes and regulations. Finally, a Q&A with your Jones Walker Top Guns.

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