Shaking things up in state and local tax
Shaking things up in state and local tax
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Last Week’s Question:
Which president once handled state tax cases, securing favorable rulings for taxpayers involving property taxes and local gross receipts taxes?
The Answer:
Abraham Lincoln represented taxpayers in various Illinois tax matters, including the Illinois Central Railroad Company in many of its…
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This Week’s Question
Which president once handled state tax cases, securing favorable rulings for taxpayers involving property taxes and local gross receipts taxes?
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The…
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Last Week’s Question:
In the early twentieth century, states commonly hired private tax collectors on a contingency-fee basis, and they were referred to as this prying animal.
The Answer:
Tax Ferret
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Calling all trivia fans! Don’t miss out on a chance to show off your SALT knowledge!
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This Week’s Question
In the early twentieth century, states commonly hired private tax collectors on a contingency-fee basis, and they were referred to as this prying animal.
E-mail your
…
Thank you to everyone who participated in last week’s trivia question!
Last Week’s Question:
What are the only two states without some form of tax uniformity clause in their constitutions?
The Answer:
While nearly all state constitutions include some requirement that taxation be uniform or equal, the constitutions of Connecticut and New York do not…
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This Week’s Question
What are the only two states without some form of tax uniformity clause in their constitutions?
E-mail your response to SALTonline@eversheds-sutherland.com.
The prize for the…
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Last Week’s Question:
What was the first state to adopt a single-factor sales factor formula for apportioning an interstate corporation’s income for state income tax purposes?
The Answer:
The Multistate Tax Compact was drafted in 1966 and became effective, according to its own terms,…
Thank you to everyone who participated in last week’s trivia question!
Last Week’s Question:
What was the first state to adopt a single-factor sales factor formula for apportioning an interstate corporation’s income for state income tax purposes?
The Answer:
In 1911, Wisconsin was the first state to formally enact a tax on corporations based on…
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Today’s Question
What was the first state to enact a net income tax on corporations?
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The prize for the first response to today’s…
Thank you to everyone who participated in last week’s trivia question!
Last Week’s Question:
What was the first state to adopt a single-factor sales factor formula for apportioning an interstate corporation’s income for state income tax purposes?
The Answer:
Iowa. In Moorman Mfg. Co. v. Bair, 437 U.S. 267 (1978), the U.S. Supreme Court held…
