Staged in Los Angeles, the West Coast’s largest city and California’s anchor, Golden State of Cocktails celebrates all aspects of restaurant and cocktail culture, both industry and consumer, from San Francisco to Los Angeles to San Diego and everywhere in between. Principals, Jason Melillo, and Jean Hagan, from KROST, had the honors of presenting at this year’s Golden State of Cocktails event on January 28 in the LA Times Newspaper Building. Jason held a session on How to Avoid an Audit: Understanding Sales and Use Tax at 11:45 AM and Jean advised on Just The Tips: Are You Reporting Your Tips Correctly? at 1:15 PM. Details about the event: goldenstateofcocktails.com