Mass. Corporate Nexus Proposal Vexed By Vagueness, Approach - McDermott Will & Emery

Mass. Corporate Nexus Proposal Vexed By Vagueness, Approach

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Stephen Kranz commented on Massachusetts’ proposed application of economic nexus standards to its corporate income tax. “It appears to be an effort by the [Massachusetts Revenue Department] to stake out as much jurisdictional reach as possible without articulating a meaningful standard for taxpayers,” Kranz said. “In other words, the department is saying you owe corporate tax if we say so — ‘we know it when we see it’ type of standard.”