Schedule of Events NOTE: All times local (Mountain Time)
Date
Meetings
8:30 am - 5:00 pm: Training Session for State Attorneys
8:30 am - Noon: Nexus Committee, Agenda
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Audit Committee, Agenda
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Welcome Reception
8:30 am - 10:00 am: Litigation Committee, Agenda
10:15 am - 3:45 pm: Uniformity Committee, Agenda
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Strategic Planning Committee, Agenda
8:30 am - Noon: 52nd Annual Meeting Seminar We have an informative and enthusiastic lineup of speakers for the Annual Meeting Seminar in Boise, Idaho this year: Federalism and the Roberts Court Federalism, federal preemption, and the evolution of due process and the dormant commerce clause in the context of the latest Supreme Court cases such as CSX, Hyatt, Wayfair, Murphy, and other recent and pending cases. Panelists​ Helen Hecht, General Counsel, Multistate Tax Commission Joe Huddleston, Executive Director, EY LLP Scott Pattison, Principal, Pattison Strategies Shirley K. Sicilian, National Director of State and Local Tax Controversy, KPMG LLP Modernizing State and Local Tax Bases and the Windy City Experience
Panelists Brian A. Hamer, Counsel, Multistate Tax Commission Alana Stamas, Chief Legal Officer, Legal Services and Appeals, Iowa Dep’t of Revenue Marilyn A. Wethekam, Partner, Horwood Marcus & Berk Chtd. Compliance Pains: Taxpayer and Tax Administrator Relations
Holly Coon, Joint Audit Program Director, Multistate Tax Commission Jeffery A. Friedman, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland LLP Frank Hales, Auditing Division Director, Utah State Tax Commission Noon - 1:30 pm: Luncheon
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Commission Annual Business Meeting, Agenda
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Off-site Reception and Banquet at The Basque Market
Day Four Thursday, August 8
8:30 am - 11:30 am: Executive Committee Meeting, Agenda
Hotel Information
Our room block at The Grove Hotel is sold out, and they are unable to provide us additional rooms at the government rate. The good news is we have overflow space with Hotel43 with a rate of $159.00 per night. The Hotel43 is located at 981 West Grove Street, Boise, Idaho 83702. Please be sure to reserve your room as soon as possible. You can make reservations by using the link below.
Generally, meetings of the Commission and its Committees are public. Persons attending public sessions need not identify themselves. However, some of the listed meetings may not be entirely public. Under the Commission's Public Participation Policy, closed meetings may be held in matters involving certain personnel issues and the acquisition/disposition of real estate, matters required by law to be confidential, including discussion of certain taxpayer information, and some discussions with counsel over pending litigation. For your convenience, you may choose to contact the General Counsel, at (202) 650-0300, for an indication of which of the listed meetings may not be entirely public. Your contact, which may be on an anonymous basis, also permits the Commission to provide adequate seating.
For more information concerning any meetings or events listed in this Calendar, please contact Bill Six, Director of Administration, at the Commission's headquarters office (202) 650-0300. Please note that there are no registration fees associated with attendance at meetings of the Multistate Tax Commission or its committees; however, registration fees are charged for the Annual Conference (and associated social events).