Educational Films Corp. v. Ward explained

Litigants:Educational Films Corp. v. Ward
Decidedate:January 12
Decideyear:1931
Fullname:Educational Films Corp. v. Ward
Usvol:282
Uspage:379
Parallelcitations:51 S. Ct. 170; 75 L. Ed. 400
Holding:A corporate income tax may include royalties from copyrights in its calculation of overall income even though direct income from copyrights, a federal institution, is immune from state taxation.
Majority:Stone
Dissent:Sutherland
Joindissent:Van Devanter, Butler

Educational Films Corp. v. Ward, 282 U.S. 379 (1931), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a state's corporate income tax may include royalties from copyrights in its calculation of overall income for the purposes of a franchise tax, even though direct income from copyrights, a federal institution, is immune from state taxation.