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State Taxation Under The Commerce Clause: An Historical Perspective, Jerome R. Hellerstein
State Taxation Under The Commerce Clause: An Historical Perspective, Jerome R. Hellerstein
Vanderbilt Law Review
Although Congress has plenary power under the commerce clause to regulate state taxation of interstate commerce, that power remained virtually unexercised until 1959. As a consequence of the silence of Congress, the task of reconciling the competing interests of states, multistate businesses, and local businesses, and accommodating those interests to the needs of a national economy fell by default to the Supreme Court. The instrumentality available to the Court for dealing with the complex political, fiscal, and economic controversies inherent in state taxation of multistate business was the commerce clause (augmented by due process restrictions and,to a lesser extent, the …
"Solicitation" And "Delivery" Under Public Law 86-272: An Uncharted Course, Paul J. Hartman
"Solicitation" And "Delivery" Under Public Law 86-272: An Uncharted Course, Paul J. Hartman
Vanderbilt Law Review
In 1959, in response to pressure from multistate business and over the protest of state tax authorities and others, Congress passed Public Law 86-272 limiting the power of state and local governments to tax net income derived from interstate commerce.' The provisions of Public Law 86-272, briefly stated, prohibit state or local governments from imposing net income taxes on sellers of tangible personal property whose business activities in the state are limited to one or more of the following:. solicitation of orders for sales of tangible personal property by the seller or his own representative when the orders are sent …
Interstate Corporate Income Taxation-Recent Revolutions And A Modern Response, Eugene F. Corrigan
Interstate Corporate Income Taxation-Recent Revolutions And A Modern Response, Eugene F. Corrigan
Vanderbilt Law Review
In recent years significant technical advances have enabled large corporations to sell into states from great distances and with a minimum of contact in those states. Nevertheless, the states and their political subdivisions are confronted with the claims of corporations that jurisdictional barriers to corporate income taxes should be raised, that improved enforcement techniques should be prohibited, and that certain classes of income should be immunized completely from state taxation. These revolutionary technical advances have created both major tax administration problems and tax administration opportunities for the states. Some of the latter, however, remain unexploited. This article examines the ramifications …