Taxes derived from property were considered to be direct taxes while indirect taxes were those on labor and services.

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But the Supreme Court declared the exaction to be unconstitutional, though only when applied to rental income and other revenues derived from property use (such as dividends).

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Apportionment means you take the net profit and apply a percentage factor derived from sales, property owned and payroll.

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