Law.com reports that software company Citrix is suing the Florida Department of Revenue to avoid paying taxes. Citrix's theory? "[T]hat all companies acting as purveyors of information and facilitators of communications, including newspapers, TV stations, telephone companies and computer companies, are constitutionally exempt from paying taxes of any kind," because "taxes have a chilling effect on the First Amendment right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution."
This may seem like a crackpot theory--but Citrix is a major company, and it is seeking to include in its class action 499 of the Fortune 500 companies (since those companies are Citrix's customers). It will be interesting to see what the judge does with this complaint.