No. 19-755
Robert C. Steiner, et ux. v. Utah State Tax Commission
Tags: dormant-commerce-clause double-taxation equal-protection foreign-commerce interstate-taxation state-residency state-tax-credits state-taxation tax-credit tax-credits
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Latest Conference:
2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Utah's tax code discriminates against foreign commerce in violation of the dormant Commerce Clause
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Utah’s tax code extends a credit for income taxes paid to other States but does not extend a similar credit for income taxes paid to foreign countries or make other adjustments for foreign income. The result is a double taxation of income that state residents earn from foreign commerce. The question presented is whether this scheme discriminates against foreign commerce in violation of the dormant Commerce Clause. (i)
Docket Entries
2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-13
Brief amicus curiae of American Legislative Exchange Council filed.
2020-01-13
Brief amicus curiae of Council On State Taxation filed.
2020-01-13
Waiver of right of respondent Utah State Tax Commission to respond filed.
2020-01-13
Brief amici curiae of Professors Michael S. Knoll and Donald T. Williamson, and the Kogod Tax Policy Center filed.
2019-12-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 13, 2020)
2019-10-18
Application (19A426) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until December 12, 2019.
2019-10-17
Application (19A426) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 12, 2019 to December 12, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Attorneys
American Legislative Exchange Council
Council On State Taxation
Karl A. Frieden — Council On State Taxation, Amicus
Karl A. Frieden — Council On State Taxation, Amicus
Professors Michael S. Knoll and Donald T. Williamson, and the Kogod Tax Policy Center
Joseph Carl Cecere — Cecere, PC, Amicus
Joseph Carl Cecere — Cecere, PC, Amicus
Robert C. Steiner, et al.
Neal Kumar Katyal — Hogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner
Neal Kumar Katyal — Hogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner
Utah State Tax Commission
Tyler Green — Utah Solicitor General, Respondent
Tyler Green — Utah Solicitor General, Respondent