A municipal council passed an ordinance imposing an occupation tax on the occupation of an “installment manager”. Ben is the only salaried person with such occupation in the municipality. Can he successfully challenge the validity of the ordinance since he is the only one adversely affected?

A municipal council passed an ordinance imposing an occupation tax on the occupation of an “installment manager”. Ben is the only salaried person with such occupation in the municipality. Can he successfully challenge the validity of the ordinance since he is the only one adversely affected?

SWFT Essntl Tax Individ/Bus Entities 2020

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