McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Business Entities 3rd Edition by Connie Weaver, Brian Spilker, Edmund Outslay, John Robinson, Ronald Worsham, Benjamin Ayers, John Barrick

Exercise 39

Rockville Enterprises manufactures wood working equipment and is incorporated and based in Evansville, Indiana. Rockville's real property is all in Indiana. Rockville employs a large sales force that travels throughout the U.S. Determine whether each of the following is a protected activity in non-domiciliary states under Public Law 86-272:
a) Rockville advertises using television, radio and newspaper.
b) Rockville's employees in Illinois check the credit of a potential customer.
c) Rockville maintains a booth at an industry tradeshow in Arizona for 10 days.
d) Sales representatives check the inventory of a customer to make sure they have enough in stock and that it is properly displayed.e) Rockville holds a management seminar for corporate executives over four days in Florida.f) Sales representatives supervise the repossession of inventory from a customer that is not making payments on time.
g) Rockville provides automobiles to Idaho and Montana sales representatives.
h) An Alabama sales representative accepts a customer deposit on a large order.
i) Sales representatives carry display racks and promotional material that they place in customers retail stores without charge.