Skechers can’t dodge excise tax for manufacturers

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Tax Board’s ruling that Skechers is a manufacturing corporation for corporate excise tax purposes. The shoe maker had argued it was more of a design and marketing company and had little to do with actual manufacturing, but the court says the company’s activities “extend far beyond the creation of concepts or designs.”Read the ruling here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads