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Tax

Jun. 6, 2006

Smokes Importer Isn't Exempt From California Excise Taxes

Smoke 'em if you got 'em. A cigarette importer improperly hid 44 million Marlboros from the tax man in a Southern California duty-free storage yard, a federal appellate panel has found.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Smoke 'em if you got 'em.
      A cigarette importer improperly hid 44 million Marlboros from the tax man in a Southern California duty-free storage yard, a federal appellate panel has found.
      The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals extinguished the scheme Friday in a decision that cost the import...

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