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Delicious Dave’s Maple Syrup, a Vermont corporation, has property in the followi

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Question

Delicious Dave’s Maple Syrup, a Vermont corporation, has property in the following states:


What are the property apportionment factors for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont in each of the following alternative scenarios? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

A. Delicious Dave’s has nexus in each of the states.

b. Delicious Dave’s has nexus in each of the states, but the Maine total includes $460,000 of investment property that Delicious rents out (unrelated to its business).

c. Delicious Dave’s has nexus in each of the states, but also pays $56,000 to rent property in Massachusetts.

Property State Beginning Ending Maine $ 971,644 $ 1,044,489 Massachusetts $ 138,027 $ 251,061 New Hampshire $ 420,455 $ 320,689 Vermont $ 922,332 $ 954,376 Total $ 2,452,458 $ 2,570,615

Explanation / Answer

A. Delicious Dave’s has nexus in each of the states.

Property Apportionment Factors    

Maine        

40.14%

Massachusetts

7.75%

New Hampshire  

14.75%

Vermont

37.36%

Workings

Beginning

Ending

Average

Factor

Maine        

971,644.00

1,044,489.00

1,008,066.50

40.14

Massachusetts

138,027.00

251,061.00

194,544.00

7.75

New Hampshire

420,455.00

320,689.00

370,572.00

14.75

Vermont

922,332.00

954,376.00

938,354.00

37.36

Total

2,452,458.00

2,570,615.00

2,511,536.50

100.00

b. Delicious Dave’s has nexus in each of the states, but the Maine total includes $460,000 of investment property that Delicious rents out (unrelated to its business).

Property Apportionment Factors    

Maine        

26.71%

Massachusetts

9.48%

New Hampshire  

18.06%

Vermont

45.74%

Workings

Beginning

Ending

Average

Factor

Maine        

511,644.00

584,489.00

548,066.50

26.71

Massachusetts

138,027.00

251,061.00

194,544.00

9.48

New Hampshire

420,455.00

320,689.00

370,572.00

18.06

Vermont

922,332.00

954,376.00

938,354.00

45.74

Total

1,992,458.00

2,110,615.00

2,051,536.50

100.00

c. Delicious Dave’s has nexus in each of the states, but also pays $56,000 to rent property in Massachusetts.

Property Apportionment Factors    

Maine        

33.88%

Massachusetts

22.12%

New Hampshire  

12.46%

Vermont

31.54%

Workings

Beginning

Ending

Average

Factor

Maine        

971,644.00

1,044,489.00

1,008,066.50

33.88

Massachusetts

598,027.00

718,061.00

658,044.00

22.12

New Hampshire

420,455.00

320,689.00

370,572.00

12.46

Vermont

922,332.00

954,376.00

938,354.00

31.54

Total

2,912,458.00

3,037,615.00

2,975,036.50

100.00

Property Apportionment Factors    

Maine        

40.14%

Massachusetts

7.75%

New Hampshire  

14.75%

Vermont

37.36%

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