Amerada Hess Corp. v. Division of Taxation
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Amerada Hess Corp. v. Division of Taxation | |
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Decided April 3, 1989 | |
Full case name | Amerada Hess Corp. v. Division of Taxation |
Citations | 490 U.S. 66 (more) |
Holding | |
When determining how much business a corporation has done in a state for tax purposes, the Dormant Commerce Clause requires only that the formula be rational. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Blackmun |
Concurrence | Scalia |
O'Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
Dormant Commerce Clause |
Amerada Hess Corp. v. Division of Taxation, 490 U.S. 66 (1989), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, when determining how much business a corporation has done in a state for tax purposes, the Dormant Commerce Clause requires only that the formula be rational.[1][2]