Legal Opinion

Stromberg-Carlson Corp. v. State Tax Assessor

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided January 18, 2001PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWathen, C.J.

[¶ 1] Plaintiff, Stromberg-Carlson Corp., appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Atwood, J.) affirming an assessment ordered by the State Tax Assessor. Because the court misapplied the statute of limitations pertaining to a tax assessment, 36 M.R.S.A § 141 (1990), we vacate the judgment.

[¶ 2] The undisputed facts may be summarized as follows: In 1989 and .1990, Stromberg-Carlson Corp. (the taxpayer) reported and paid sales and use taxes to the State of Maine as required by 36 M.R.S.A. § 1951 (Supp.2000). The taxpayer reported gross sales on line 1 of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Badaracco v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Myrick v. JamesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  3. Bufferd v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Harkness v. FitzgeraldSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  5. Koch Refining Co. v. State Tax AssessorSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co. v. KeachCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
  4. O'Connor v. Oakhurst DairyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
  5. Maine Municipal Employees Health Trust v. MaloneySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004

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