High Court Asked To Review Maryland Ruling Imposing Taxes On Staples, Subsidiaries

(August 2, 2019, 1:26 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Staples Inc. and Staples The Office Superstore Inc. on July 22 filed a petition for certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify whether a state may treat franchise fees, royalty fees and similar payments from in-state businesses to out-of-state businesses as income earned in that state by the out-of-state business (Staples, Inc., et al. v. Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury, No. 19-119, U.S. Sup.)....