Tag Archives: Council on State Taxation

Bill Backstrom to Present at 2024 COST Spring Conference in Boston

Jones Walker SALT Team partner, Bill Backstrom, will present on the “In-House and Outside Counsel Privilege – How to Protect It” panel at the COST Spring Conference. What is the impact of the Supreme Court’s dismissal of In re Grand Jury on privilege? This session will discuss communications involving legal and non-legal advice from both an in-house attorney and … Continue Reading

John Fletcher to Present at 2024 COST Spring Conference in Boston

Jones Walker SALT Team partner, John Fletcher, will present on the “Border Crossings: State Tax Complexities for Multinational Businesses” panel at the COST Spring Conference. Multinational businesses are experiencing significant state tax impacts, pitfalls, and exposure. In this session we will discuss the state tax complexities associated with a global business including the state taxation of foreign source income, … Continue Reading

Bill Backstrom Honored With COST Paul Frankel Excellence in State Taxation Award

Jones Walker LLP is proud to announce partner and Tax Practice Group leader Bill Backstrom received the 2023 Council On State Taxation (COST) Paul Frankel Excellence in State Taxation Award at a ceremony during the COST Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 19, 2023. The Paul Frankel Excellence in State Taxation Award is … Continue Reading

Jones Walker SALT Team Members to Present at COST Property Tax Workshop – Register Now!

Jones Walker SALT team members Jay Adams and Bill Backstrom will discuss national property tax legislation and tips to mitigating negative press with property tax appeals. This two and a half day Workshop will cover the latest property tax issues and trends companies are dealing with in 2023 and will deal with in the future – … Continue Reading

Register now for the COST Southwest-West Regional State Tax Seminar in Denver

Jones Walker SALT team members Bill Backstrom, Alysse McLoughlin, Katie Quinn, Chris Lutz, and Cami Fergus will discuss state tax cases, issues, and policy matters to watch. Additionally, the team will cover internal reorganization and looking beyond due diligence, deal documents, and closing. Council on State Taxation (COST) Southeast Regional State Tax Seminar Date: Tuesday, July 19, … Continue Reading

Flashback Friday to the COST Southeast Regional State Tax Seminar in Memphis, TN

Partners on the state and local tax team delivered several presentations at the Council on State Taxation (COST) Southeast Regional State Tax Seminar hosted by Pfizer on May 16, 2023, in Memphis Tennessee. Partners Jay Adams, Andre Burvant, John Fletcher, and Jeff Birdsong presented “Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues & Policy Matters to Watch,” … Continue Reading

Register now for COST‘s Southeast Regional State Tax Seminar in Memphis

Jones Walker SALT team members Jay Adams, Andre Burvant, John Fletcher, and Jeff Birdsong will discuss state tax cases, issues, and policy matters to watch. Additionally, the team will cover internal reorganization and looking beyond due diligence, deal documents, and closing. Council on State Taxation (COST) Southeast Regional State Tax Seminar Date: Tuesday, May 16, … Continue Reading

New Legislation Expands Jurisdiction of Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals

The Louisiana legislature and the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals (the “BTA”) have been busy! On June 12, 2014, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed into law HB 863 (Act 640), which expands the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals (the “BTA”) and changes a number of state and local tax procedures; most importantly, … Continue Reading
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