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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,

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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:
In 1911, Wisconsin was the first state to formally enact a tax on corporations based on

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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:
Iowa.
In Moorman Mfg. Co. v. Bair, 437 U.S. 267 (1978), the U.S. Supreme Court held

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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?

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Last Week’s Question:
The Internal Revenue Service was created by which U.S. President?

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In July 1862, President Abraham Lincoln and Congress passed the Revenue Act of 1862, creating the office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue and enacting a temporary income tax to

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Last Week’s Question:
Which two states refer to their state taxing agency as “the Comptroller?”

The Answer:
Maryland and Texas. Most taxes in Maryland and Texas are administered by, respectively, the Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury and the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the