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Constitutional Challenges Franchise Fees

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Michigan Supreme Court Holds that a Tax Cannot be Disguised as a Franchise Fee in Violation of Headlee

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The Michigan Supreme Court released an opinion yesterday holding that a municipality may not disguise a tax by imposing a utilities franchise fee upon consumers through a utilities franchise agreement when that agreement...more

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FRANCHISOR 101: State Taxes on Franchise Fees

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Franchisors collect weekly or monthly "franchise fees." In many cases, fees are for particular services, such as marketing assistance or IT support. In franchising, the parties may be in any number of different states: for...more

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