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A “Source” of Consternation? The Taxation of Telecommunications Companies in Florida

Like many states, Florida’s corporate income tax regime has special rules applicable to telecommunications companies. The tricky part about taxing the telecommunications industry is how to source receipts earned from providing interstate telecommunications services. Put differently, when is a state permitted to tax an interstate phone call? For corporate income tax purposes, the only receipts … Continue Reading

DirecTV Joins in SCOTUS Petition Against Michigan’s MTC Retroactivity

DirecTV joined Goodyear, IBM, T-Mobile and numerous other companies in seeking U.S. Supreme Court review of their challenge to a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling, affirmed by the Michigan Supreme Court, that allowed the state to retroactively withdraw from MTC Compact (“Compact”), in DirecTV Group Holdings LLC v. Michigan Department of Treasury, U.S. Sup. Ct., … Continue Reading
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