SALT Blog – State and Local Tax Blog
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AssociateZachary Milliken is an associate attorney in the Tax Controversy and Litigation group in San Antonio. Prior to joining Chamberlain Hrdlicka, Zachary worked as a tax controversy attorney with a boutique Austin-based law firm. He has ...
The Texas Franchise Tax has often been the subject of litigation because of its hybrid structure—formally imposed on taxable margin rather than gross receipts but calculated using revenue-based inputs and apportionment rules. This structure has repeatedly exposed the tax to challenges arguing that despite legislative labeling to the contrary, in substance, it operates as a gross receipts tax. Against that backdrop, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals’ decision in American Airlines, Inc. v. Hancock represents a departure from the assumption that the tax’s structure alone ...