Events

12/11/24 “Northern California Property Tax Appeals”

California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates 2024 Conference (Dana Point, CA)
Presenter: Craig Becker

12/09/24 - 12/12/24 “Audit Defense and Informal Discovery: Strategies and Knowing When to Push Back”

TEI's 2024 Ethics Webinar Series (Virtual)
Presenters: Robert P. Merten III, Jack Camillo, Nolan Kessler

12/05/24 “Major State Tax Trends: Transfer Pricing and Digital Taxation”

COST Pacific Northwest Regional State Tax Seminar (Redmond, WA)
Presenters: Zachary Atkins, Breanna Zagorski

12/05/24 “Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues and Policy Matters to Watch”

COST Pacific Northwest Regional State Tax Seminar (Redmond, WA)
Presenters: Evan Hamme, Taylor A.F. Wolff

11/06/24 - 11/08/24 “Reasonable Cause Standard – How Reasonable Is It?”

2024 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference (Anaheim, CA)
Presenter: Jeff Phang

11/06/24 - 11/08/24 “OTA Precedential Process”

2024 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference (Anaheim, CA)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

11/06/24 - 11/08/24 “California Franchise Tax Board Residency Audits: Anticipation, Preparation and Resolution”

2024 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference (Anaheim, CA)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

10/28/24 - 10/30/24 “Sales and Use Tax: What’s the Latest and Where Are We Headed?”

31st Annual Paul J. Hartman SALT Forum (Nashville, TN)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

10/27/24 - 10/30/24 “Pillar Two Shakes Up SALT: Strategies for the New Landscape”

TEI's 79th Annual Conference (San Antonio, TX)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

10/18/24 “California’s Approach to the Multistate Tax Base”

California Lawyers Association Tax Policy Seminar (Sacramento, CA)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

09/24/24 - 09/27/24 “The Impact of Loper Bright on State Tax Authority and Taxpayer Deference”

COST's 2024 Annual Meeting (St. Louis, MO)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

09/24/24 - 09/27/24 “Navigating Marketplace Facilitator Laws – A Sales Tax Compliance Update”

COST's 2024 Annual Meeting (St. Louis, MO)
Presenter: Aruna Chittiappa

09/10/24 “Mass Appeal: Notable Decisions and Trends at the Office of Tax Appeals”

CalTax Foundation Webinar (Virtual)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

08/14/24 - 08/15/24 “Where Is Your Purchaser (Sourcing) and Why Is Obtaining More Information of Increasing Importance”

COST's 2024 SALT Workshop for Technology Companies (Cupertino, CA)
Presenter: Jeffrey Vesely

08/14/24 - 08/15/24 “The Raging Debate Over Digital Services Taxes”

COST's 2024 SALT Workshop for Technology Companies (Cupertino, CA)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

08/14/24 - 08/15/24 “The Continuing Impact of the TCJA on State Income Taxation”

COST's 2024 SALT Workshop for Technology Companies (Cupertino, CA)
Presenter: Evan Hamme 

08/14/24 - 08/15/24 “Property Tax Mitigation and Preventing Loss of Exclusions”

COST's 2024 SALT Workshop for Technology Companies (Cupertino, CA)
Presenter: Craig Becker

08/14/24 - 08/15/24 “Escalating Burden of Gross Receipts Taxes and Local Taxes (Including Recent SF Activity) on Taxpayers”

COST's 2024 SALT Workshop for Technology Companies (Cupertino, CA)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

08/14/24 - 08/15/24 “Best Practices for Handling Complex Technology Industry Audits”

COST's 2024 SALT Workshop for Technology Companies (Cupertino, CA)
Presenter: Aruna Chittiappa

08/14/24 - 08/15/24 “Ask the Experts”

COST's 2024 SALT Workshop for Technology Companies (Cupertino, CA)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

07/28/24 - 08/01/24 “Legal Update”

2024 Wichita Property Tax Conference (Wichita, KS)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

07/22/24 - 07/23/24 “Overview of State Corporate Income Taxation”

NYU's Introduction to State and Local Taxation (New York, NY)
Presenter: Aruna Chittiappa

06/17/24 - 06/20/24 “Corporate Income Tax”

34th Annual Summer Tax Institute (Davis, CA)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

05/19/24 - 05/23/24 “Filing Methodologies”

COST's 2024 Intermediate/Advanced State Income Tax School (Atlanta, GA)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

04/30/24 - 05/03/24 “Border Crossings: State Tax Complexities for Multinational Businesses”

COST's 2024 Spring Conference (Cambridge, MA)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

04/30/24 - 05/03/24 “Big Gain Hunting”

COST's 2024 Spring Conference (Cambridge, MA)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

03/17/24 - 03/20/24 “Local Tax Update”

TEI's 2024 Midyear Conference (Washington, D.C.)
Presenter: Aruna Chittiappa

03/12/24 “Another Year of Change: State (and Federal/International) Tax Reform”

PLI's Hot Topics in State and Local Tax 2024 (New York, NY)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

03/12/24 - 03/13/24 “The Annual Big Easy Brawl”

2024 ABA-IPT Advanced Sales and Use Tax Seminar (New Orleans, LA)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

12/13/23 “The Sales Taxation of Digital Goods and Services”

COST's State Indirect Tax Seminar (Atlanta, GA)
Presenter: Aruna Chittiappa

12/13/23 “Property Tax Litigation and Legislation Issues”

COST's State Indirect Tax Seminar (Atlanta, GA)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

12/13/23 “Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues & Policy Matters to Watch”

COST's State Indirect Tax Seminar (Atlanta, GA)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

12/13/23 “Defending Your Position: Best Practices for Handling Indirect Tax Appeals/Disputes”

COST's State Indirect Tax Seminar (Atlanta, GA)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

12/06/23 “State and Local Non-Income Taxes – What You Need to Know Including Franchise Taxes, Gross Receipts and Local Taxes”

60th Annual TEI New York Chapter Tax Symposium (New York, NY)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

11/01/23 - 11/03/23 “Substantial and Occasional Developments in Alternative Apportionment for Corporate Income Tax”

2023 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference (Palm Springs, CA)
Presenter: Jeffrey Vesely

11/01/23 - 11/03/23 “Sourcing Income from Passthrough Entities & Developments Since Metropoulos”

2023 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference (Palm Springs, CA)
Presenter: Jeff Phang

11/01/23 - 11/03/23 “California Litigation Update”

2023 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference (Palm Springs, CA)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

10/23/23 - 10/25/23 “Yours, Mine and Ours: Intercompany Transactions and Transfer Pricing”

30th Annual Paul J. Hartman State and Local Tax Forum (Nashville, TN)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

10/23/23 - 10/25/23 “What Exactly Did I Purchase? The True Object and Similar Tests”

30th Annual Paul J. Hartman State and Local Tax Forum (Nashville, TN)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

10/22/23 - 10/25/23 “State Tax Policy: As Deficits Return Will the Tide Change?”

TEI's 2023 Annual Conference (New York, NY)
Presenter: Jeffrey Vesely

10/17/23 - 10/20/23 “The Sales Taxation of Digital Products”

COST's 54th Annual Meeting (Las Vegas, NV)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

10/17/23 - 10/20/23 “On What Basis? Identifying and Calculating Tax Base Differences Between Federal and State Asset Basis”

COST's 54th Annual Meeting (Las Vegas, NV)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

10/17/23 - 10/20/23 “Foreign Factor Representation”

COST's 54th Annual Meeting (Las Vegas, NV)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

07/23/23 - 07/27/23 “Legal Update – Legislative Lightning Round”

Wichita Property Tax Conference (Wichita, KS)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

07/16/23 - 07/19/23 “Recent Trends in Receipts Factor Sourcing”

2023 SEATA Annual Conference (Little Rock, AR)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

06/12/23 - 06/15/23 “Comprehensive Income Tax”

2023 Summer Tax Institute (Davis, CA)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

05/17/23 “SALT Panel – Legislative Developments, Litigation Updates, Big Gain, MTC Projects to Watch”

Wall Street Tax Association 2023 Spring Tax Conference (New York, NY)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

05/07/23 - 05/11/23 “Filing Methodologies”

2023 COST Intermediate/Advanced State Income Tax School (DFW Airport, TX)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

05/03/23 “State Tax Legislative & Judicial Updates – National”

COST/CTC Mid-West Regional State Tax Seminar (Rolling Meadows, IL)
Presenters: Carley Roberts, Zachary Atkins

05/03/23 “California Tax Matters: Property, Transfer, and Local Taxes”

COST/CTC Mid-West Regional State Tax Seminar (Rolling Meadows, IL)
Presenters: Craig Becker, Kristen Sharp

04/24/23 - 04/27/23 “The Top State Corporate Income Tax Issues in 2023”

2023 COST Income Tax Conference (New Orleans, LA)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

04/19/23 “SALT West Coast Developments: California, Oregon, Washington, New Mexico”

TEI NY Chapter SALT Meeting (New York, NY)
Presenters: Craig Becker, Evan Hamme

04/19/23 “SALT Legislative Trends for 2023: Digital Advertising Taxes, Market Sourcing, GILTI Expansion, Pillar 2 Impact

TEI NY Chapter SALT Meeting (New York, NY)
Presenters: Marc Simonetti, Aruna Chittiappa

04/19/23 “SALT Cases Impacting the Landscape: Group Composition, Intercompany Transactions, Sourcing, Alternative Apportionment”

TEI NY Chapter SALT Meeting (New York, NY)
Presenters: Robert P. Merten III, Zachary Atkins

03/22/23 - 03/24/23 “Taxation of the Digital World”

CalTax 97th Annual Meeting (Sacramento, CA)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

03/19/23 - 03/22/23 “Can’t Hardly Wait – SALT Issues Related to Digital Services”

TEI 73rd Midyear Conference (Washington, D.C.)
Presenter: Aruna Chittiappa

03/16/23 - 03/17/23 “Hot Topics in Property Tax: A Nationwide Survey”

2023 ABA/IPT Advanced Property Tax Seminar (New Orleans, LA)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

03/13/23 - 03/14/23 “The Income Tax Nexus Battle: Is PL 86-272 dead or dying?”

2023 ABA/IPT Advanced State Income Tax Seminar (New Orleans, LA)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

02/21/23 - 02/24/23 “Dealing with Local Taxes: Avoiding Purgatory”

2023 COST Sales Tax Conference (Denver, CO)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

02/08/23 - 02/10/23 “Pass-through Entities: Multistate Tax Twists and Turns”

2023 National Multistate Tax Symposium (Lake Buena Vista, FL)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

12/12/22 - 12/13/22 “Evaluating Formulary Apportionment of State Corporate Income Tax”

NYU SALT Institute (New York, NY)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

12/07/22 - 12/09/22 “California Property Tax – Legal Update”

2022 California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates Annual Conference (Laguna Niguel, CA)
Presenters: Craig Becker, Breann Robowski

11/16/22 “Taxation of Remote Workers after COVID”

New England State and Local Tax Forum (Newton, MA)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

11/11/22 - 11/12/22 “Let the Countdown Begin! 2022’s Noteworthy SALT Cases”

2022 National Association of State Bar Tax Sections Annual Conference (Austin, TX)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

11/02/22 - 11/04/22 “California Litigation Update”

2022 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference (San Diego, CA)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

10/24/22 - 10/27/22 “Issues with Sales Taxation of Digital Business Inputs”

COST's 53rd Annual Meeting (Orlando, FL)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

10/24/22 - 10/27/22 “How to do SALT in 2022 and Beyond”

COST's 53rd Annual Meeting (Orlando, FL)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

10/23/22 - 10/26/22 “SALT Considerations During an Economic Slowdown”

TEI's 77th Annual Conference (Scottsdale, AZ)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

10/19/22 - 10/21/22 “Market Sourcing and Factor Presence Nexus Trends”

29th Annual Paul J. Hartman State and Local Tax Forum (Nashville, TN)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

09/12/22 - 09/13/22 “Appeal Considerations in a Virtual World”

2022 Western States Petroleum Association (Oxnard, CA)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

08/24/22 “What’s Hot In Income Tax”

TEI Fort Worth Chapter Meeting (Virtual)
Presenters: Robert P. Merten III, Zachary Atkins, Aruna Chittiappa

08/10/22 - 08/11/22 “Top 10 Technology Litigation Cases – Both Transactional and Income”

COST's 2022 SALT Workshop for Technology Companies (Burlingame, CA)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

08/10/22 - 08/11/22 “Specific Sourcing/Apportionment Issues for Tech Companies for Income Tax Purposes”

COST's 2022 SALT Workshop for Technology Companies (Burlingame, CA)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

08/10/22 - 08/11/22 “Mitigating Tech Industry Property Taxes and Tax Incentive Issues”

COST's 2022 SALT Workshop for Technology Companies (Burlingame, CA)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

08/10/22 - 08/11/22 “Ask the Experts”

COST's 2022 SALT Workshop for Technology Companies (Burlingame, CA)
Presenter: Jeffrey Vesely

08/04/22 - 08/05/22 “The Incredible, Ever-Expanding Sales Tax Base”

COST's Southeast Regional State Tax Seminar/Healthcare Indirect Tax Seminar  (Nashville, TN)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

08/04/22 - 08/05/22 “State Tax Cases, Issues and Policy Matters to Watch in 2022 and Beyond”

COST's Southeast Regional State Tax Seminar/Healthcare Indirect Tax Seminar  (Nashville, TN)
Presenters: Marc Simonetti, Zachary Atkins, Evan Hamme

08/04/22 - 08/05/22 “Market-Based Sourcing: Down the Rabbit Hole”

COST's Southeast Regional State Tax Seminar/Healthcare Indirect Tax Seminar (Nashville, TN)
Presenters: Robert P. Merten III, Zachary Atkins, Aruna Chittiappa

08/04/22 - 08/05/22 “How to Litigate and Win Your Sales Tax Case”

COST's Southeast Regional State Tax Seminar/Healthcare Indirect Tax Seminar  (Nashville, TN)
Presenters: Robert P. Merten III, Marc Simonetti, Aruna Chittiappa

08/04/22 - 08/05/22 “Hot Topics in Indirect Tax with a Focus on Healthcare”

COST's Southeast Regional State Tax Seminar/Healthcare Indirect Tax Seminar  (Nashville, TN)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

07/24/22 - 07/28/22 “Valuation Consideration for Renewable Energy”

Wichita Property Tax Conference (Wichita, KS)
Presenters: Breann Robowski, Jorge Medina

07/24/22 - 07/28/22 “Legal Update”

Wichita Property Tax Conference (Wichita, KS)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

06/13/22 - 06/16/22 “Corporate Income Tax”

2022 Summer Tax Institute (Davis, CA)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

06/07/22 “Is Due Process Possible in Remote Assessment Appeals Hearings?”

2022 CalTax Foundation Webinar Series (Virtual)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

06/01/22 - 06/03/22 “Navigating California Income Tax: An Essential Update on the FTB”

CalTax's 96th Annual Meeting (Sacramento, CA)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

05/23/22 “A Deep Dive into the OECD’s Pillar One and Two Project”

COST's 2022 Income Tax Conference Rebroadcast (Virtual)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

05/15/22 - 05/19/22 “Filing Methodologies”

COST's 2022 Intermediate/Advanced State Income Tax School (Atlanta, GA)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

04/27/22 “Proposition 13 Change in Ownership Rules – Leases and Leaseholds”

Apple Real Estate Group (Virtual)
Presenter: Craig Becker

04/25/22 - 04/28/22 “A Deep Dive into the OECD’s Pillar One and Two Project”

COST's 2022 Income Tax Conference (Denver, CO)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

03/16/22 - 03/18/22 “Tasty Property Tax Hors D’Oeuvres – Hot Bite-Size Developments”

2022 ABA/IPT Virtual Advanced State Income Tax Seminar (Virtual)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

03/16/22 - 03/18/22 “P.L. 86-272 Today and Tomorrow”

2022 ABA/IPT Virtual Advanced State Income Tax Seminar (Virtual)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti  

03/10/22 “Income Tax Trends”

TEI Richmond Virginia Chapter SALT Day (Richmond, VA)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

03/08/22 - 03/11/22 “Defending Against States’ Use of Deference, Substance Over Form, & Sham Transaction Doctrines”

COST's 2022 Sales Tax Conference & Audit Session (Las Vegas, NV)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

02/24/22 - 02/25/22 “Sales Tax/Property Tax”

2022 Eagle Lodge West Conference (Santa Rosa, CA)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

02/09/22 - 02/11/22 “State and Local Indirect Tax Evolution: Shifting Bases”

2022 National Multistate Tax Symposium (Lake Buena Vista, FL)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

02/08/22 “Is Remote Work Doing a Job on Commercial Property Values?

2022 CalTax Foundation Webinar Series (Virtual)
Presenter: Craig Becker

01/19/22 “Tax Implications”

Verizon's Small Business Accelerator Program (Virtual)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

12/13/21 - 12/15/21 “Practical Ways to Avoid Qui Tam/Whistleblower Lawsuits”

NYU's 40th Annual Institute on State and Local Taxation (Virtual)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

12/09/21 “Top Corporate Income Tax Cases and Trends”

TEI Chicago Chapter Virtual State Income Tax Program (Virtual)
Presenters: Robert Merten III, Jeff Phang

12/09/21 “States’ Treatment of Repatriated Income”

TEI Chicago Chapter Virtual State Income Tax Program (Virtual)
Presenters: Carley Roberts, Robert Merten III

12/09/21 “State Income Tax Nexus Issues as a Result of the Panemic”

TEI Chicago Chapter Virtual State Income Tax Program (Virtual)
Presenters: Zachary Atkins, Aruna Chittiappa

12/09/21 “Wayfair & Other Sales & Use Tax Updates”

New York & Tri-State Taxation Conference Webcast (Virtual)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

12/08/21 - 12/10/21 “The Changing Battle of Assessment Appeals in the Age of COVID-19”

2021 California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates Annual Conference (Laguna Niguel, CA)
Presenter: Craig Becker

11/16/21 “Apportionment Developments: A Focus on Market-Based Sourcing”

COST's Southwest/West Regional State Tax Meeting (Virtual)
Presenters: Nicole Boutros, Robert Merten III

11/15/21 “Overview of California Property Tax”

Golden Gate University, Bruce F. Braden School of Taxation Graduate School SALT Course (Virtual)
Presenter: Craig Becker

11/12/21 “Continuing Impact of COVID Nexus Issues”

TEI's Carolinas Chapter Meeting (Virtual)
Presenters: Zachary Atkins, Evan Hamme

11/03/21 - 11/05/21 “Trends in Corporate Income Tax”

2021 Annual Meeting of the CA Tax Bar and CA Tax Policy Conference (San Diego)
Presenter: Jeffrey Vesely

11/03/21 - 11/05/21 “Litigation Update”

2021 Annual Meeting of the CA Tax Bar and the CA Tax Policy Conference (San Diego)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

10/27/21 - 10/29/21 “Market-Based Sourcing, the Continuing Conundrum”

28th Annual Paul J. Hartman State and Local Tax Forum (Nashville)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

10/19/21 - 10/21/21 “Remote Hearings”

California State Board of Equalization's Monthly Meeting (Virtual)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

10/17/21 - 10/20/21 “The Impact of the OECD Global Income Tax Reforms on State Taxation”

COST's 52nd Annual Meeting and Webinar (Las Vegas)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

10/17/21 - 10/20/21 “An Update on Digital Services Taxes”

COST's 52nd Annual Meeting and Webinar (Las Vegas)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

10/13/21 “Overview of the Current Status of Taxpayer Representation”

Western States Petroleum Association's Virtual Property Tax and Excise Tax Educational Forum (Virtual)
Presenter: Jeff Vesely

10/01/21 “Tax Implications”

Verizon's Small Business Accelerator Program (Virtual)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

09/21/21 - 09/24/21 “Western States Update with California Focus”

COST's 2021 Property Tax Workshop (Virtual)
Presenter: Craig Becker

09/21/21 - 09/24/21 “Let’s All Hold Hands and Work Together”

COST's 2021 Property Tax Workshop (Virtual)
Presenter: Robert Merten III

09/21/21 - 09/24/21 “Central or Local Assessment? Tips to Effectively Take Advantage of Either Process”

COST's 2021 Property Tax Workshop (Virtual)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

09/21/21 - 09/24/21 “Ask the Experts”

COST's 2021 Property Tax Workshop (Virtual)
Presenter: Robert Merten III

09/13/21 “Recent Developments in California Income Tax Apportionment and Sourcing Law”

California Lawyers Association's Taxation Webinar (Virtual)
Presenter: Jeff Phang

08/24/21 “How to Navigate the Appellate Process at the OTA”

2021 CalTax Foundation Webinar Series (Virtual)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

08/11/21 - 08/13/21 “Top 10 Cases Dealing with Technology Issues”

COST's 2021 State and Local Tax Workshop and Webinar for the Tech Industry (Virtual)
Presenter: Robert Merten III

08/11/21 - 08/13/21 “Digital Services Taxes – Taxation of Social Media”

COST's 2021 State and Local Tax Workshop and Webinar for the Tech Industry (Virtual)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

08/11/21 - 08/13/21 “Best Practices in Sourcing for Both Sales and Income Taxes”

COST's 2021 State and Local Tax Workshop and Webinar for the Tech Industry (Virtual)
Presenter: Annie Huang

08/11/21 - 08/13/21 “Ask the Experts”

COST's 2021 State and  Local Tax Workshop and Webinar for the Tech Industry (Virtual)
Presenter: Jeff Vesely

07/15/21 “Unraveling Metropoulos and Sourcing Sales of Intangibles under California’s Personal Income Tax Law”

California Lawyers Association's 2021 Annual Income Tax Seminar (Virtual)
Presenters: Robert Merten III & Lexi Louderback

07/15/21 “Significant Litigation Impacting Transactional Taxes”

COST's 2021 State Transaction Tax Webinar (Virtual)
Presenter: Jeffrey Vesely

07/15/21 “Important Transactional Tax Legislation Addressed by the States This Year”

COST's 2021 State Transaction Tax Webinar (Virtual)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

06/07/21 “An Update on State and Local Tax Laws – Developments in State and Local Taxation of Communications Companies and Internet Providers”

Federal Communications Bar Association's State and Local Practice Committee (Virtual)
Presenter: Zachary Atkins

04/26/21 - 04/29/21 “The Impact of the OECD Global Income Tax Reforms on State Taxation”

COST's 2021 State Income Taxation Webinar (Virtual)
Presenters: Marc Simonetti

03/24/21 “California Market-Based Sourcing Issues”

COST Central West Regional State Tax Webinar (Virtual)
Presenters: Carley Roberts, Annie Huang & Robert Merten III

03/22/21 - 03/25/21 “Global Mobility and Remote Work – More Important and Complex Than Ever”

TEI's 2021 Virtual Midyear Conference
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

03/17/21 - 03/19/21 “Valuing the Fee Simple Interest for Tax Purposes in Situations Not Involving ‘Dark Stores'”

ABA/IPT's 2021 Advanced Property Tax Seminar (Virtual)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

02/24/21 - 02/26/21 “Wrangling in Local Transaction Taxes”

COST's 2021 Sales and Transaction Tax Webinar (Virtual)
Presenter: Craig Becker

02/18/21 “Top 5 Income Tax Trends”

TEI's Wisconsin Chapter Meeting (Virtual)
Presenters: Marc Simonetti & Zachary Atkins

02/18/21 “SALT Implications of the CARES Act and Other Recent State Tax TCJA Developments”

TEI's Wisconsin Chapter Meeting (Virtual)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

02/18/21 “Market Based Sourcing: Developing a Multistate Approach”

TEI's Wisconsin Chapter Meeting (Virtual)
Presenters: Carley RobertsNicole Boutros

02/18/21 - 02/19/21 “Assignment of Credits”

2021 Eagle Lodge West Meeting (Virtual)
Presenter: Robert Merten III

02/11/21 - 02/12/21 “Streamlining the AAB Process – Remote Hearings, Scheduling, Pre-hearing Procedure & Resolution”

California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates Annual Conference (Virtual)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

02/01/21 - 02/05/21 “Tax Base Expansion Under Consumption-Type Taxes”

The National Multistate Tax Symposium (Virtual)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

02/01/21 - 02/05/21 “Property Tax in Today’s Newer Reality”

The National Multistate Tax Symposium (Virtual)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

01/25/21 “California Property, Transfer and Local Tax Updates”

2021 California CLE Marathon Webinars (Virtual)
Presenters: Craig Becker & Breann Robowski

12/16/20 “Trends in State Taxation”

TEI's Year-End Roundup (Virtual)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

12/08/20 “Top 5 Income Tax Trends”

TEI Chicago Chapter SALT Program (Virtual)
Presenters: Annie Huang & Marc Simonetti

12/08/20 “SALT Implications of the CARES Act and Other Recent State Tax TCJA Developments”

TEI Chicago Chapter SALT Program (Virtual)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

12/08/20 “Market Based Sourcing: Developing a Multistate Approach”

TEI Chicago Chapter SALT Program (Virtual)
Presenter: Carley Roberts & Jeff Vesely

10/26/20 - 10/28/20 “Protecting Confidentiality & Audit Readiness”

27th Annual Paul J. Hartman State & Local Tax Forum (Nashville)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

10/13/20 “Ready, Set, Split Roll: The Impact of Proposition 15″

CalTax’s Splitting the Property Tax Roll Series (Webinar)
Presenter: Craig Becker

10/06/20 “California’s Property Tax System”

CalTax’s Splitting the Property Tax Roll Series (Webinar)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

09/17/20 “Your Tax Department Should Work as a Team – Strategies to Make it Work – Even When Working Remotely “

Council on State Taxation's 2020 Property Tax Conference (Webinar)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

09/16/20 “California – Examining Property Tax Issues in the Golden State”

Council on State Taxation's 2020 Property Tax Conference (Webinar)
Presenter: Craig A. Becker

08/27/20 “Market-Based Sourcing Issues in the Southwestern States With a Focus on California “

Council on State Taxation's Super Pacific Southwest Regional State Tax Program (Webinar)
Presenters: Jeff Vesely & Annie Huang

08/26/20 “SALT Controversy Update – Market Based Sourcing Alternative Apportionment and Intercompany Transactions”

Tax Executives Institute New York Chapter State and Local Tax – Summer Update Virtual Meeting (Webinar)
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

08/26/20 “CARES Act Conformity – NOL and Interest Expense Deduction”

Tax Executives Institute New York Chapter State and Local Tax – Summer Update Virtual Meeting (Webinar)
Presenter: Nicole Boutros

08/26/20 “California Matters – CDFTA, OTA, Controversy and Legislation”

Tax Executives Institute New York Chapter State and Local Tax – Summer Update Virtual Meeting (Webinar)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

08/13/20 “IPOs, Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures, & Restructurings: A Deep Dive into Transactional SALT Issues for Tech Companies”

Council on State Taxation’s 2020 State and Local Tax Webinar for Technology Companies (Webinar)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

08/12/20 “Market-Based Sourcing for Tech Companies: Identifying ‘Customers’ and Locating Their ‘Benefits’”

Council on State Taxation’s 2020 State and Local Tax Webinar for Technology Companies (Webinar)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

02/26/20 “Navigating Compliance Post-Wayfair for Sellers and Purchasers”

Council on State Taxation’s Sales Tax Conference & Audit Session 2020 (Las Vegas)
Presenter: Nicole Boutros

02/26/20 “Keep that Bundle of Joy: How to Deal with Bundled Transactions?”

Council on State Taxation’s Sales Tax Conference & Audit Session 2020 (Las Vegas)
Presenter: Robert Merten III

02/20/20 “Solar New Construction Exclusion”

Eagle Lodge West 2020 (Santa Rosa)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

01/31/20 “State tax controversies: A closer look at administrative interpretations”

National Multistate Tax Symposium 2020 (Orlando)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

12/12/19 “The State of State and Local Tax: Developments and Trends”

TEI New York Chapter’s 56th Annual Tax Symposium (New York City)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

12/05/19 “SALT Tax Controversies: Why ‘winning’ isn’t the same for everyone”

TEI Silicon Valley Chapter’s State & Local Tax Day & IPT Joint Meeting (Santa Clara)
Presenter: Carley Roberts & Marc Simonetti

12/05/19 “SALT Cross Pollination: U.S. and international approaches to taxing foreign source income”

TEI Silicon Valley Chapter’s State & Local Tax Day & IPT Joint Meeting (Santa Clara)
Presenters: Marc Simonetti & Evan Hamme

12/05/19 “Property and Transfer Tax Update, including split roll”

TEI Silicon Valley Chapter’s State & Local Tax Day & IPT Joint Meeting (Santa Clara)
Presenters: Craig Becker & Breann Robowski

12/05/19 “Market Based Sourcing: What’s happening at audit and appeal”

TEI Silicon Valley Chapter’s State & Local Tax Day & IPT Joint Meeting (Santa Clara)
Presenters: Annie Huang & Nicole Boutros

12/05/19 “Local and Gross Receipts Taxes: Including S.F., Fresno, and Oakland supermajority cases and OR CAT and Portland, OR clean energy surcharge”

TEI Silicon Valley Chapter’s State & Local Tax Day & IPT Joint Meeting (Santa Clara)
Presenters: Craig Becker, Richard Nielsen & Robert Merten III

12/05/19 “CDTFA: Best practices for sales/use tax audits and appeals”

TEI Silicon Valley Chapter’s State & Local Tax Day & IPT Joint Meeting (Santa Clara)
Presenters: Richard Nielsen & Mike Le

12/05/19 “California’s OTA: Friend or Foe?”

TEI Silicon Valley Chapter’s State & Local Tax Day & IPT Joint Meeting (Santa Clara)
Presenters: Annie Huang, Carley Roberts & Robert Merten III

12/04/19 - 12/06/19 “State and Local Tax Issues in Corporate M&A Transactions”

PLI's Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2019 (Los Angeles)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

10/29/19 “If You Don’t Know, Now You Know”

Paul J. Hartman State and Local Tax Forum (Nashville)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

10/25/19 “Market Based Sourcing”

Council on State Taxation’s 50th Annual Meeting (Washington, DC)
Presenter: Annie Huang

10/23/19 “U.S. and International Approaches to Taxing Foreign Source Income and Addressing Base Erosion”

Council on State Taxation’s 50th Annual Meeting (Washington, DC)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

10/17/19 “SALT and the False Claims Act – You Might Be Surprised”

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s 62nd Annual Cleveland Tax Institute (Cleveland)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

10/17/19 “Local Taxes and Recent Developments in Market-Based Sourcing”

Tax Executives Institute’s St. Louis Chapter Meeting (St. Louis)
Presenters: Carley Roberts, Robert Merten III

10/16/19 “Sales Tax: Transformation in Action”

TEI’s NY State & Local Chapter Meeting (New York)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

10/02/19 “Ask the Experts – Practitioners Addressing Issues for Free”

Council on State Taxation’s Property Tax Workshop 2019 (Las Vegas)
Panel Participant: Craig Becker

10/01/19 “Central or Local Assessment? Why It Matters and How to Take Advantage of Either Process”

Council on State Taxation’s Property Tax Workshop 2019 (Las Vegas)
Presenter: Robert Merten III

10/01/19 “California – A Property Tax Nation unto Itself”

Council on State Taxation’s Property Tax Workshop 2019 (Las Vegas)
Presenter: Craig Becker

10/01/19 “Best Practices for Getting Fair High-Tech Property Valuations”

Council on State Taxation’s Property Tax Workshop 2019 (Las Vegas)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

09/26/19 Overview of Current Trends in Income and Sales Tax

TEI Westchester-Fairfield Chapter's Kickoff Luncheon (Darien, Conn.)
Presenters: Marc Simonetti, Nicole Boutros

09/17/19 “Proposition 13 as it Currently Applies to Refineries & the Future of Proposition 13”

Western States Petroleum Association’s Property Tax Educational Forum (Oxnard, Calif.)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

07/28/19 “You Can’t Get There From Here: Challenges at the Intersection of Statute Law and Appraisal of Complex Properties”

Appraisal for Ad Valorem Taxation 49th Annual Public Utilities Conference (Wichita, Kansas)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

07/23/19 Ask the Experts Panel

Council on State Taxation’s State and Local Tax Workshop for the Tech Industry 2019 (Foster City, Calif.)
Panel Participant: Jeffrey Vesely

07/23/19 “Market-Based Sourcing for Tech Companies: Identifying ‘Customers’ and Locating Their ‘Benefits'”

Council on State Taxation’s State and Local Tax Workshop for the Tech Industry 2019 (Foster City, Calif.)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

07/23/19 “Beware of the Locals – They Might Take You By Surprise”

Council on State Taxation’s State and Local Tax Workshop for the Tech Industry 2019 (Foster City, Calif.)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

07/23/19 “All Things Property Tax for Tech Companies”

Council on State Taxation’s State and Local Tax Workshop for the Tech Industry 2019 (Foster City, Calif.)
Presenter: Craig Becker

06/26/19 “‘Deal or No Deal’: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Navigating the Implications of a Purchase Price Allocation”

Institute for Professionals in Taxation’s 43rd Annual Conference (San Antonio, Texas)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

06/04/19 “Understanding the Concepts of Apportionment & Sourcing”

COST Forum on U.S. State and Local Taxes for European Companies (London)
Presenter: Jeff Vesely

06/04/19 “U.S. Constitutional Limitations on State Taxation”

COST Forum on U.S. State and Local Taxes for European Companies (London)
Presenter: Annie Huang

05/14/19 California Municipal Gross Receipts Taxes

Palo Alto Chamber Business Connections Group event (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Presenter: Craig Becker

05/01/19 “The Taxation of Section 965 Deemed Repatriation”

COST’s Spring Audit Session & Income Tax Conference 2019 (Denver)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

04/25/19 “Trends and Developments”

American Petroleum Institute’s Annual State & Local Income & Franchise Tax Meeting (San Ramon, Calif.)
Presenters: Carley Roberts and Robert Merten

03/26/19 “California Law: The Case of the Overburdened Taxpayer”

California Taxpayers Association (Sacramento, Calif.)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

03/12/19 “The Changing Controversy Landscape – Defending False Claims Act and Qui Tam Lawsuits”

Practising Law Institute’s Hot Topics in State and Local Tax 2019 (New York)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

03/07/19 State Income Tax Issues

TEI’s Los Angeles Chapter Mergers & Acquisitions Seminar (Los Angeles)
Presenter: Evan Hamme

03/05/19 The State of State and Local Taxes

TEI's New York Chapter State and Local Chapter Meeting (New York)
Presenters: Carley Roberts, Marc Simonetti and Annie Huang

02/27/19 “State Tax Updates and What’s in Store for 2019”

Tax Executives Institute’s Fort Worth Chapter Luncheon (Fort Worth, Texas)
Presenter: Nicole Boutros

02/26/19 “Wayfair – Interactive Panel Discussion on Its Implications and the States’ Reactions”

Council on State Taxation’s Sales Tax Conference & Audit Session 2019
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

02/20/19 “The Small Business Exception to the Parent-Child Change in Ownership Exclusion”

Eagle Lodge West’s 2019 Conference (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

02/10/19 “Debt-Related Considerations Arising from the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”

2019 National Multistate Tax Symposium (Bay Lake, Fla.)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

02/08/19 “Income Tax – TCJA and Other SALT Matters”

Tax Executives Institute’s New England Chapter Meeting
Presenters: Marc Simonetti and Jeffrey Vesely

02/08/19 “Debt-related considerations arising from the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”

National Multistate Tax Symposium 2019 (Bay Lake, FL)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

01/29/19 “Federal-State Tax Conformity after the TCJA”

Tax Policy Center’s How Are States Responding to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act? Conference (Washington, DC)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

12/06/18 “State Tax Roundup: Significant State and Local Developments States’ Reaction to Wayfair and Federal Tax Reform”

Tax Executives Institute’s New York Chapter Meeting (New York)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

11/16/18 “Federal Tax Changes Rocking the SALT Landscape”

Tax Executives Institute’s New Jersey All Day Seminar (Randolph, New Jersey)
Presenters: Carley Roberts and Marc Simonetti

11/12/18 California Update

Financial Institutions State Tax Coalition Annual Meeting 2018 (Las Vegas)
Presenter: Jeffrey Vesely

11/06/18 “Top Trends in State Income and Indirect Taxes”

Tax Executives Institute’s Atlanta Chapter Luncheon Meeting (Atlanta)
Presenters: Carley Roberts and Nicole Boutros

10/23/18 California and Arizona Updates

Council On State Taxation’s 49th Annual Meeting (Phoenix)
Presenters: Annie Huang, Jeffrey Vesely, Jessica Allen, and Mike Le

10/23/18 “Online Marketplace Operators – The Latest Sales Tax Target”

Council On State Taxation’s 49th Annual Meeting (Phoenix)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

10/23/18 “California’s New Office of Tax Appeals – A Review of its First Year.”

Council On State Taxation’s 49th Annual Meeting (Phoenix)
Presenter: Jeffrey Vesely

08/14/18 “Just Want the Basics (or a Refresher) – Valuation Issues for the Beginner.”

Council on State Taxation’s Property Tax Workshop 2018 (Dallas)
Presenter: Craig Becker

08/14/18 “Don’t Let the Assessor Commingle Your Property – Strategies to Separate Personal Property from Real Property.”

Council on State Taxation’s Property Tax Workshop 2018 (Dallas)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

08/14/18 “Communications Companies – Voice & Data Property Tax Issues.”

Council on State Taxation’s Property Tax Workshop 2018 (Dallas)
Presenter: Robert Merten III

07/31/18 “Life in the Fast Lane… New Rules of the Road for Internet Regulation: How Do Changes in Net Neutrality Impact Property Taxes?”

Center for Management Development’s 48th Annual Taxation Conference Appraisal for Ad Valorem Taxation Conference 2018 (Wichita, Kansas)
Presenter: Breann Robowski

04/27/18 “Current State Tax Developments in California and Other Western States”

Tax Executives Institute’s Denver Chapter Meeting (Denver)
Presenters: Robert Merten III and Eric Coffill

04/20/18 “State Tax Tribunals – Perspectives from Both Sides of the Bench”

Council on State Taxation’s Income Tax Conference 2018 (Boston)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

04/13/18 “Sales Taxation of Digital Commerce in the United States”

American Bar Association’s 18th Annual Tax Planning Strategies U.S. and Europe Conference (Amsterdam)
Presenter: Richard Nielsen

02/07/18 “Planning for Future State Taxation Regimes – and the ‘Future State’”

Deloitte’s National Multistate Tax Symposium 2018 (Orlando)
Presenter: Marc Simonetti

12/05/17 “Sharing is Caring: The Implications of Increased Information Sharing by Revenue Authorities.”

Tax Executives Institute’s Silicon Valley Chapter SALT Conference (San Francisco)
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

12/05/17 “Property Tax Disputes – Best Practices.”

Tax Executives Institute’s Silicon Valley Chapter SALT Conference (San Francisco)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

12/05/17 “California’s Department of Taxation & Fee Administration and Office of Tax Appeals: What Now?”

Tax Executives Institute’s Silicon Valley Chapter SALT Conference (San Francisco)
Presenters: Carley Roberts and Eric Coffill

11/02/17 “Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig – Market-Based Sourcing Rule Updates.”

California Tax Bar and California Tax Policy Conference Annual Meeting 2017 (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Presenter: Annie H. Huang

10/17/17 “State and Local Income Tax Litigation – Cases Not to Miss”

Tax Executives Institute’s Dallas SALT Day Program (Dallas)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

10/17/17 “Sales and Use Tax Update”

Tax Executives Institute’s Dallas SALT Day Program (Dallas)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

09/29/17 “California Dreamin’ – Handling Property Tax Issues in the Golden State”

Council on State Taxation’s Property Tax Workshop 2017 (Oak Brook, Illinois)
Presenter: Richard E. Nielsen

09/28/17 “Just Want the Basics (or a Refresher) – Valuation Issues for the Beginner.”

Council on State Taxation’s Property Tax Workshop 2017 (Oak Brook, Illinois)
Presenter: Craig A. Becker

09/28/17 “Don’t Let the Assessor Commingle Your Property – Strategies to Separate Personal Property from Real Property.”

Council on State Taxation’s Property Tax Workshop 2017 (Oak Brook, Illinois)
Presenter: Breann E. Robowski

06/19/17 “What’s New on the Horizon with State and Local Tax Controversy? Case Developments and Updates.”

Tax Executives Institute’s Los Angeles SALT Seminar (Los Angeles)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

06/18/17 “Back to the Future of Federal Tax Reform? The State Tax Implications”

Tax Executives Institute’s Region IX & X Annual Conference
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

06/17/17 “Spicy Hot SALT – Hot Topics Discussion”

Sacramento County Bar Association Tax Law Section’s 4th Annual Tax Symposium (Sacramento, Calif.)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

06/08/17 “Discussion of State Tax Cases and Issues”

Council on State Taxation’s Mid-Atlantic Regional State Tax Seminar (McLean, Virginia)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

06/08/17 “Alternative Apportionment – Including Market-Based Sourcing”

Council on State Taxation’s Mid-Atlantic Regional State Tax Seminar (McLean, Virginia)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

06/05/17 “The Risks of Over Collecting and Under Collecting Sales Tax – False Claims Act and Class Action Litigation”

Tax Executives Institute’s Region II Tax Forum 2017 (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

06/05/17 “State and Local Income Tax Controversies”

Tax Executives Institute’s Region II Tax Forum 2017 (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

06/03/17 “Overcoming the Challenges of State Tax Audit Management”

Tax Executives Institute’s Audits & Appeals Seminar (Seattle)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

05/19/17 “An Update on State Tax Considerations of Partnerships and Other Pass-Through Entities”

Tax Executives Institute’s Los Angeles SALT Seminar (Los Angeles)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

05/12/17 “Cases, Issues and Policies to Watch”

Tax Executives Institute’s State Sales Tax Litigation Outlook 2017
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

05/11/17 “Articles 9A Rules/Implementation”

The Business Council’s Annual Conference on State Taxation 2017
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

05/03/17 “Managing State and Local Tax Controversies”

Tax Executives Institute’s Audits & Appeals Seminar (Seattle)
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

03/30/17 “Recent Developments in Alternative Apportionment, Market-Based Sourcing and Related Issues”

Council on State Taxation’s California & Pacific Northwest Regional State Tax Seminar
Presenter: Annie H. Huang

03/30/17 “Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues and Policy Matters to Watch”

Council on State Taxation’s California & Pacific Northwest Regional State Tax Seminar
Presenter: Annie H. Huang

02/02/17 “Convergence of State, Federal, & International Taxes: Couple or Decouple?”

Deloitte’s National Multistate Tax Symposium 2017 (Orlando)
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

12/12/16 “Understanding the State Tax Controversy Lifecycle”

Tax Executives Institute’s Columbus Chapter Meeting (Columbus, Ohio)
Presenter: Robert P. Merten III

12/08/16 “Identifying and Valuing Intangible Assets for Property Tax Purposes”

Duff & Phelps’ Intellectual Property Value Summit (Half Moon Bay, Calif.)
Presenter: Breann E. Robowski

11/29/16 Multistate Tax Update

New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants’ Multistate Tax Conference (New Jersey)
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

11/09/16 “The Changing State and Local Tax Landscape – Counsel’s Perspective”

Tax Executives Institute’s New York State and Local Chapter Meeting (New York)
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

07/25/16 “The Intangibles Merry-Go-Round”

Center for Management Development’s 46th Annual Taxation Conference on Appraisal for Ad Valorem Taxation of Communications, Energy and Transportation Properties (Wichita, Kansas)
Presenter: Breann E. Robowski

06/29/16 “Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues and Policy Matters to Watch”

COST Pacific Southwest Regional State Tax Seminar - Jun. 2016 (Los Angeles)
Presenters: Annie H. Huang, Kerne H.O. Matsubara, and Michael J. Cataldo

06/29/16 “Alternative Apportionment and Forced Combination”

COST Pacific Southwest Regional State Tax Seminar - Jun. 2016 (Los Angeles)
Presenters: Annie H. Huang and Kerne H.O. Matsubara

06/13/16 “The Year in Review – Top Cases”

Institute for Professionals in Taxation’s Annual Conference (Traverse City, Mich.)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

06/13/16 “Meeting the Tax Controversy Needs of In-House State Tax Professionals”

Tax Executives Institute’s Audits & Appeals Seminar (Boston)
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

06/13/16 “Best Practices for Protests and Litigation”

Tax Executives Institute’s Audits & Appeals Seminar (Boston)
Presenter: Carley Roberts

06/09/16 “NYS Corporate Tax Reform– Implementation and Compliance”

The Business Council’s NYS Corporate Tax Reform– Implementation and Compliance (New York)
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

05/25/16 “Underwriting A Tax Credit Transaction”

25th Annual Meeting of the Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law (Washington, DC)
Presenter: James M. Grosser

05/13/16 “The Most Important State and Local Tax Litigation”

Tax Executives Institute’s New Jersey Chapter’s All-Day Spring Seminar (New Jersey)
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

04/19/16 Arizona and California Updates

COST 2016 Spring Audit Session/Income Tax Conference (Asheville, North Carolina)
Presenters: Annie H. Huang, Jeffrey M. Vesely, Kerne Matsubara, and Mike Cataldo

04/19/16 “Defuse the Ticking Time Bombs”

COST 2016 Spring Audit Session/Income Tax Conference (Asheville, North Carolina)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

02/29/16 “Law & Order: Taxpayer Unit”

90th Annual California Taxpayers Association Meeting (Sacramento, Calif.)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

02/03/16 “Indirect/Sales/Use and Gross Receipts Taxation—A Practical Approach for Managing Risk and Controversy Both Pre-and-Post Audit Assessment”

Deloitte’s 2016 National Multistate Tax Symposium (Orlando)
Presenter: Marc A. Simonetti

02/03/16 “Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues and Policy Matters to Watch”

COST 2016 Pacific Southwest Regional State Tax Seminar (Phoenix)
Presenters: Annie H. Huang, Kerne Matsubara, and Mike Cataldo

02/03/16 “Alternative Apportionment Developments”

COST 2016 Pacific Southwest Regional State Tax Seminar (Phoenix)
Presenters: Annie H. Huang and Kerne Matsubara

01/14/16 “Top 10 Legislative and Litigation Issues To Watch For In 2016”

COST Property Tax Workshop (San Antonio, Texas)
Presenter: Richard E. Nielsen

01/14/16 “Issues Out West – Prop 13 – What Does the Future Hold?”

COST Property Tax Workshop (San Antonio, Texas)
Presenter: Craig A. Becker

11/04/15 “I Swear It Wasn’t Willful Neglect! Making the Case for Penalty Abatement in California”

2015 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar and California Tax Policy Conference (La Jolla, Calif.)
Presenter: Annie H. Huang

10/27/15 “What the ‘L’?, Local Taxes”

22nd Annual Paul J. Hartman State & Local Tax Forum (Nashville, Tenn.)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

10/20/15 “Hidden Taxes and Fees”

COST 46th Annual Meeting/Fall Audit Session (Chicago)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

09/16/15 “Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues, and Policy Matters to Watch”

Tax Executives Institute—San Diego Chapter State & Local Tax Seminar (San Diego, Calif.)
Presenters: Annie H. Huang, Kerne Matsubara, and Mike Cataldo

05/06/15 “Key California Developments”

Tax Executives Institute - Orange County Chapter State & Local Tax Day (Orange County, Calif.)
Presenters: Annie H. Huang and Kerne Matsubara

04/21/15 “The MTC ALAS Project and the Growing Interest in Transfer Pricing at the State and Local Level”

COST 2015 Spring Audit Session/Income Tax Conference (Memphis, Tenn.)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

02/23/15 “Are You Paying Too Much Tax? Drafting Contracts to Minimize Taxes (Including the Potential Impact of International Taxes)”

COST 2015 Sales Tax Conference & Audit Session (Orlando, Florida)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

02/19/15 “Alternative Apportionment Developments”

COST Pacific Southwest Regional State Tax Seminar - Feb. 2015 (Phoenix)
Presenters: Annie H. Huang and Jeffrey M. Vesely

02/04/15 “Credit & Incentive Influx: Getting and Retaining What You Bargained For”

The 2015 National Multistate Tax Symposium: Navigating State Taxation in a Global Environment (Lake Buena Vista, Florida)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

11/13/14 California Update

Financial Institutions State Tax Coalition Annual Meeting (New York)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

11/07/14 “We’re Here to Help! Legislation, Policy and Review: The Guide to California Tax Agency Legislative Analysis, Rulemaking and Administrative Guidance”

2014 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar & the California Tax Policy Conference (Coronado, Calif.)
Presenter: Annie H. Huang

11/07/14 “Seeking Apportionment for a Fair Reflection of Business Activity? Which is the Fairest of Them All?”

2014 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar & the California Tax Policy Conference (Coronado, Calif.)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

10/19/14 “Due Process Has Gotten Its Groove Back: The Re-Emergence of Due Process Challenges”

COST 45th Annual Meeting/Fall Audit Session (Hollywood, Florida)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

08/07/14 “Wrap Up & Summary of Key Discussions”

COST California & Pacific Southwest Regional State Tax Seminar (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

08/07/14 “Latest Developments in California and Other States’ Research and Development Credits”

COST California & Pacific Southwest Regional State Tax Seminar (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
Presenters: Annie H. Huang, Jeffrey M. Vesely, and Mike Cataldo

08/07/14 “Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues and Policy Matters to Watch”

COST California & Pacific Southwest Regional State Tax Seminar (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
Presenters: Annie H. Huang and Kerne Matsubara

04/27/14 “Litigation and Legislation – West of the Mississippi”

COST 2014 Spring Audit Session/Income Tax Conference (Colorado Springs, Col.)
Presenter: Annie H. Huang

02/25/14 “Legislation and Litigation Update in the Western United States”

COST 2014 Sales Tax Conference and Audit Session (Dallas, Texas)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

10/23/13 “Debt Pushdowns and Interest Allocations”

COST 2013 44th Annual Meeting (Chandler, Arizona)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

06/20/13 Legislative & Judicial Update

Tax & Financial Executive Study Group Meeting (San Francisco, Calif.)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

05/21/13 “Dealing with Debt in Related Entities”

COST 2013 Spring Audit Session / Income Tax Conference (New Orleans)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

02/26/13 “Legislation and Litigation Update in the Western United States”

COST 2013 Sales Tax Conference and Audit Session (Washington, DC)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

11/02/12 “Successfully negotiating a State Tax Settlement – Even in This Economy”

2012 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar & California Tax Policy Conference (Coronado, Calif.)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

11/02/12 “Current Developments in Corporate Taxation”

2012 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar & California Tax Policy Conference (Coronado, Calif.)
Presenter: Julie A. Divola

08/07/12 “Current Trends in Alternative Apportionment”

The Georgetown Advanced State and Local Tax Institute (Washington, DC)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely

07/10/12 “Discussion of State Tax Cases and Issues to Watch in 2012 and Beyond”

COST 2012 Pacific Northwest Regional State Tax Seminar (San Francisco, Calif.)
Presenters: Annie H. Huang and Jeffrey M. Vesely

07/10/12 “Current Developments in the Pacific Northwest States and Certain Other Significant States Around the Country”

COST 2012 Pacific Northwest Regional State Tax Seminar (San Francisco, Calif.)
Presenters: Annie H. Huang and Kerne Matsubara

06/16/12 “Who Knows What? Anticipating the Effects of State Information Sharing Agreements”

COST 2012 Spring Audit Session and Income Tax Conference, and State Income Tax Financial Reporting Workshop (San Diego, Calif.)
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Vesely