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Skechers can’t dodge excise tax for manufacturers

courthousenews.com · 12dShare

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Tax Board’s ruling that Skechers is a manufacturing corporation for corporate excise tax purposes. The shoe maker had argued it was more of a design and marketing company and had little to do with actual manufacturing, but the court says the company’s activities “extend far beyond the creation of concepts or designs.”

First report: Skechers to Open Massive New European Distribution Center in Belgium to Support Regional Growth — wwd.com, 13d