Legal Opinion

Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. Tax Appeals Tribunal

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 1, 2007PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lahtinen, J.

Petitioner Disney Enterprises, Inc., which maintains its executive offices in California, is an international company and, together with its numerous subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively referred to as petitioner), constitutes a unitary group of related corporations engaged in three segments of the entertainment industry: theme parks and resorts; filmed entertainment; and consumer products. Petitioner files a combined franchise tax return in New York (see Tax Law § 211 [4]), and Buena Vista Home Video, Inc. (hereinafter Video), a wholly-owned California…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  4. Shell Oil Co. v. Iowa Department of RevenueSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by7 opinions

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