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Tax

Mar. 19, 2009

Private Jet Operators Sue To Block Taxes

Major operators of the multi-billion dollar private aircraft industry are opposing government efforts to collect taxes on their fleets, with a recently filed slate of lawsuits in California courtrooms closely watched by the nation's aviation companies.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - Major operators of the multi-billion dollar private aircraft industry are opposing government efforts to collect taxes on their fleets, with a recently filed slate of lawsuits in California courtrooms closely watched by the nation's aviation companies.

The jet operators say the imposition of state property taxes on their aircraft is unconstitutional and unprecedented. But government l...

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