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Santander Holdings USA, Inc. v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on June 26, 2017
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-1130 1st Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2016

Issue: Whether foreign tax payments should be treated as “expenses” and thereby factored into a court's pre-tax profitability calculation under the economic substance test.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Mar 16 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 19, 2017)
Apr 14 2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 19, 2017.
May 19 2017Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
May 31 2017Reply of petitioner Santander Holdings USA, Inc., and Subsidiaries, fka Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. filed.
Jun 6 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017.
Jun 26 2017Petition DENIED.