Slide 1
Slide 2
Slide 3
Slide 5
Slide 4
Slide 6
Slide 7
Slide 8
Slide 9
Slide 10
Slide 11
Slide 12
Slide 13
Slide 14
Slide 16
Slide 17
Slide 18
Slide 19
Slide 20
Slide 21
Slide 23
Slide 24
Slide 24
Slide 25
Slide 26
Slide 27
Slide 28
Slide 29
Slide 30
Slide 31
Slide 32
Slide 33
Slide 34
Slide 35
Slide 36
Slide 37
Slide 38
Slide 39
Slide 40
Slide 41
Slide 42
Slide 43
Slide 44
Slide 45
Slide 46
Slide 47
Slide 48
Slide 49
Slide 50
Slide 51
Slide 52
Slide 53
Slide 54
Slide 54
Slide 55
Slide 56
Slide 57
Slide 58
Slide 58
Slide 59
Slide 59
Slide 60
Slide 61
Slide 61
Slide 62
Slide 63

Maryland’s $14M Tax Levy On Staples Corporation is Unconstitutional, Justices Told.

Toner News Mobile › Forums › Toner News Main Forums › Maryland’s $14M Tax Levy On Staples Corporation is Unconstitutional, Justices Told.

Tonernews.com, October 17, 2019. USA
  • This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 6 years ago by news.
Viewing 1 post (of 1 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • #85108

    news
    Keymaster
    Maryland’s $14M Tax Levy On Staples Corporation is Unconstitutional, Justices Told.
    Staples Inc has asked the US Supreme Court to review its long-standing legal battle with Maryland over the state’s claim that the reseller owes it $14 million in back taxes.
    By Andy Braithwaite
    Image result for Tax Levy
    Framingham (MA), USA, Staples Inc has asked the US Supreme Court to review its long-standing legal battle with Maryland over the state’s claim that the reseller owes it $14 million in back taxes.
    On 8 October, Staples’ legal counsel filed its final plea to the Supreme Court asking for a judicial review in a dispute that has been ongoing since Maryland first issued notices for back taxes in 2008. At the heart of the matter is Maryland’s assertion that Staples owed the state income tax on royalty payments and other fees paid by the reseller’s Maryland operations to its out-of-state entities between 1999 and 2004.
    After the Maryland Comptroller issued final notices in January 2009 affirming Staples owed the state $14.3 million (of which around $6 million was for interest), Staples appealed. This appeal was rejected by the Maryland Tax Court in June 2015 and, following several further rejected challenges, Staples finally took its case to the Supreme Court, calling Maryland’s claims “unconstitutional”.
    Staples’ counsel is also linking its case to a 2019 complaint filed by Arizona’s Attorney General against California over out-of-state tax collection, a case that is also in the hands of the Supreme Court.
    In the 8 October plea document, Staples wrote: “Whether states may stretch their taxing authority beyond their borders in this fashion is a question of critical importance to businesses nationwide, one implicating fundamental principles of our federal system. Absent this court’s intervention, states will push even further past the constitutional limits on their powers, and taxpayers will suffer the uncertainty and duplicative taxation that results.”
    Failing an immediate judicial review, Staples is requesting the Supreme Court holds its petition “at the very least” pending a determination in the Arizona vs California case.
  • Author
    October 17, 2019 at 11:26 AM
Viewing 1 post (of 1 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty, or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action based on the content on our site.