Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2020
Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring that certain sales of tangible personal property be included in the numerator of the sales factor used for apportioning a corporation's income to the State under certain circumstances; requiring certain corporations to compute Maryland taxable income using a certain combined reporting method; authorizing certain corporations, subject to regulations adopted by the Comptroller, to determine certain income using a certain method; etc.
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Testimony (26)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableUNF 13Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | SMALLS, CINDYlobbyist | AFSCME COUNCIL 3 | Position only |
| FAV | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Advocates for Children and Youth | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | English, Marietta | American Federation of Teachers-Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Royalty, Wendy | Fair Funding Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Maingi, Joan | LWVMD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | EDWARDS, DONNA | MD DC AFL CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Francaviglia, Joe | Strong Schools Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DOWNER, TIA | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | JACKSON, KIJUAN | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Orr, Benjamin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Pinsky, Senator Pinskylegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tishaev, Zoe | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Zinsmeister, Robert | Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Reynolds, Pat | COST | Position only |
| UNF | Looney, Sean | Comcast | Oral |
| UNF | Grealey, Anne | First Energy | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Levine, Brianlobbyist | GBC | Position only |
| UNF | Fry, Donald | Greater Baltimore Committee | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Murphy, Kathleen | MBA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cutler, Travislobbyist | Marriott | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duckman, Ashley | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Sarahlobbyist | Maryland Retailers | Position only |
| UNF | Tabuteau, Richardlobbyist | Maryland Tech Council | Position only |
| UNF | O'Halloran, Mike | NFIB | Position only |
| UNF | Applebaum, David | NextEra Energy Resources | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
AFSCME COUNCIL 3FAV 1
ComcastUNF 1
COSTUNF 1
First EnergyUNF 1
GBCUNF 1
LWVMDFAV 1
MarriottUNF 1
Maryland RetailersUNF 1
MBAUNF 1
MD DC AFL CIOFAV 1
NFIBUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGardiner, ShamoyiaAdvocates for Children and YouthRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence
UNFPrice, SarahMaryland RetailersRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
UNFTabuteau, RichardMaryland Tech CouncilRegistered for: Bolt Technology OÜ dba Hopp; Boyd Gaming Corporation; ChargePoint; Chevy Chase Village; Elev8 Baltimore, Inc.; Fortinet…