Genentech, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue

Decided January 12, 2017. Margot Botsford wrote the opinion for the court.

476 Mass. 258 · Cited 177 times

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• Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady · 430 U.S. 274
• Boston Stock Exchange v. State Tax Commission · 429 U.S. 318
• Microsoft Corp. v. Franchise Tax Board · 139 P.3d 1169
• Tilcon-Warren Quarries Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue · 467 N.E.2d 472
• New Energy Co. of Indiana v. Limbach · 486 U.S. 269
• Assessors of Boston v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation · 323 Mass. 730
• Charles River Breeding Laboratories, Inc. v. State Tax Commission · 374 Mass. 333
• William F. Sullivan & Co. v. Commissioner of Revenue · 413 Mass. 576
• Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Tully · 466 U.S. 388
• Goldberg v. Board of Health · 444 Mass. 627
• Ten Local Citizen Group v. New England Wind · 457 Mass. 222
• Boston Professional Hockey Ass'n v. Commissioner of Revenue · 443 Mass. 276
• Commissioner of Revenue v. Houghton Mifflin Co. · 423 Mass. 42
• Simmons v. Clerk-Magistrate of the Boston Division of the Housing Court Department · 448 Mass. 57
• Zoning Board of Appeals of Amesbury v. Housing Appeals Committee · 457 Mass. 748
• Allen v. Boston Redevelopment Authority · 450 Mass. 242
• Franki Foundation Co. v. State Tax Commission · 281 N.E.2d 865
• Bridgewater State University Foundation v. Board of Assessors of Bridgewater · 463 Mass. 154
• Capital One Bank v. Commissioner of Revenue · 453 Mass. 1
• Southeastern Sand & Gravel, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue · 429 N.E.2d 714
• Onex Communications Corporation v. Commissioner of Revenue · 457 Mass. 419

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