Tax Court Valuation of Public Utility Gets Mixed Marks From State High Court

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November 9, 2016
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state taxation (incl. ad valorem)
beta, cost approach, expert testimony, income approach, capital asset pricing model (CAPM), build-up method, depreciation, market value, sale of business, company specific risk, capitalization method

Minn. Energy Res. Corp. v. Commissioner of Revenue
2016 Minn. LEXIS 715
US
State Court
Minnesota
Supreme Court
Kevin Reilly (taxpayer); Brent Eyre (Commissioner)
Stras

Summary

State Supreme Court says, in valuing public utility, Tax Court had discretion to adopt Commissioner expert’s position on company-specific risk premium and build-up method but failed to explain choice of specific beta factors; Supreme Court remands.

See Also

Minn. Energy Res. Corp. v. Commissioner of Revenue

State Supreme Court says, in valuing public utility, Tax Court had discretion to adopt Commissioner expert’s position on company-specific risk premium and build-up method but failed to explain choice of specific beta factors; Supreme Court remands.

Tax Court Valuation of Public Utility Gets Mixed Marks From State High Court

State Supreme Court says, in valuing public utility, Tax Court had discretion to adopt Commissioner expert’s position on company-specific risk premium and build-up method but failed to explain choice of specific beta factors; Supreme Court remands.