Toy Biz v. United States was a 2003 decision in the United States Court of International Trade that determined that for purposes of tariffs, Toy Biz’s action figures were toys, not dolls, because they represented “nonhuman creatures”.[1] This decision effectively halved the tariff rate, from 12 percent tax to 6.8 percent.[2]
A similar thing happened in the UK , the tax man got narky with a food manufacturer over a cake/biscuit (cookie for our American friends) distinction. Cakes and biscuits are taxed differently.
This little blog-post thing explains it better than I could.
It’s always taxes, just FYI. Any legal battle over what one product is or isn’t, is always about taxes.
I believe they called it the Mutant Affairs Control Act
Nah, this is setting the precedent for the MACT to come
Was this Peter Dinklage working there at the time or something?
Loved him in that role.
It was a pretty perfect casting choice.
Which movie is being referenced?
Sorry, I meant the one with Peter Dinklage lol
Systemic, I tell you
They human then. It’s nice to have a government that makes things so easy to understand.
