An abbreviation for Adjusted Gross Income.
tax
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In 1976, Congress enacted the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act, known as the 4-R Act. Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act, 49 U.S.C. § 11501. This act makes it illegal for a state to “impose a tax that discriminates...
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Respondent Michael Loos (“Loos”) is a former employee of Petitioner, BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”). Loos v. BNSF Railway Company at 3. During his employment with BNSF, Loos incurred a number of attendance policy violations, some of which Loos...
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Colorado requires that all retailers pay a 2.9 percent tax on the sale of all tangible goods within the state. Direct Marketing Ass’n v. Brohl, 735 F.3d 904, 906 (10th Cir. 2013). The Commerce Clause and the Supreme Court’s decision in Quill Corp. v....
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Federal legislation permitting the government to impose a tax on business in order to fund state unemployment agencies. Employers must file a Form 940 annually to report this tax.
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The 12-month period over which a company reports its spending and income. It is measured by the first day of the month through the last day of the twelfth month.
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Prior to its bankruptcy, Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc. ("Piccadilly") operated 145 cafeterias in the southeastern United States and was one of the largest cafeteria chains in the nation. See In Re Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc., 379 B.R. 215, 217 (S.D. Fla...
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In 1991, Gilbert P. Hyatt (“Hyatt”) began to receive large amounts of income from licensing fees for a computer chip patent. See Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt, 335 P.3d 125, 131 (Nev. 2014). In his 1991 tax return, Hyatt stated that just prior to...
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Overview
In 1913, the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It states: "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without...
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In the late 1930s, entrepreneur Margaret Rudkin founded a small business that ultimately developed into
Pepperidge Farm. In 1961, the Campbell Soup Company bought Pepperidge Farm. On April 14th, 1967, Margaret's husband Henry A. Rudkin used...