Apportionment
Nexus
P.L. 86-272
Resources
100

Name the three factors that make up a three-factor apportionment formula.

Property, Payroll and Sales

100

What is Nexus?

Minimum connection between a taxpayer and the taxing state that is sufficient for the jurisdiction to impose a corporate net income or franchise tax.

100

What year was P.L. 86-272 enacted?

Federal Law was enacted in 1959.

100

How often does the SALT team issue a State Cheat Sheet capturing law changes?

Quarterly

200

Approximately how many states have adopted a one-factor sales formula as of tax year 2022?

33

200

What is Jurisdiction?

A state's power to impose tax. 

200

True or False: P.L. 86 272 limits the power of the states to impose income taxes on out-of-state companies

True

200

Name a commonly used state income tax software.

1) OIT

2) Corptax

300

What is multiplied by 8 with respect to state apportionment?

Rents

300

Name a type of Nexus.

•Economic Nexus

•Factor Presence (”Bright-Line”) Nexus

•Agency Nexus

•Affiliate Nexus

300

Is providing automobiles to sales personnel for their use in conducting protected activities a protected activity under P.L. 86-272?

Yes

300

What features can be used in CCH Intelliconnect to determine the due date of a state return?

Smart Chart or Tax Calendar

400

What is it called when sales of tangible personal property are excluded from the denominator of the sales factor?

Throwout Rule

400

According to Factor Presence (”Bright-Line”) Nexus, a corporation has nexus in a state if it exceeds what sales ($) threshold?

•$500,000 of sales

400

Is providing repairs, maintenance, or installation, including supervision and technical assistance a protected activity under P.L. 86-272?

No

400

Who is the Managing Director of the State and Local Tax Practice?

Chau Tran

500

Is it more beneficial for companies to do business in states that utilize one factor sales formulas or evenly weighted 3-factor formulas?

It depends

500

Name 3 of the cases mentioned today related to Nexus.

»Bellas Hess, Inc v. Department of Revenue Illinois, 386 U.S. 753 (1967)

»Complete Auto Transit v. Brady, 430 U.S. 274 (1977)

»Quill Corp v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992)

»South Dakota v Wayfair, Inc., 138 S. Ct. 2080 (2018)

500

Which Supreme Court Case rejected a narrow definition of “solicitation"?

Wrigley Supreme Court Case- (Wis. Dep't of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co. - 505 U.S. 214, 112 S. Ct. 2447 (1992))

500

Name the three State Resources mentioned in todays presentation.

CCH Intelliconnect, BNA, and GTM's SALT SharePoint Site.