Walmart may owe customers-lots of customers-a refund. It is also possible that other Walmart stores in Pennsylvaina have done the same. In the Walmart case, it is possible the Pittsburg store has collected too much sales tax on two-for-one coupons for years. Collect too much sales tax from customers and the customers will come after you, along with their attorneys. Don’t pay enough sales tax to the state and the state will come after your business for the missing revenue, along with fines and penalties. They are damned if they collect too much sales tax, and they are damned if they fail to collect enough. Retailers are required to collect sales tax and remit it to the state (except in the sales tax-free states listed above). Last week, Walmart asked to have the class action lawsuit moved from state to federal court, which suggests that, although the case was filed over pennies, “potential damages are worth at least $5 million.” Walmart is involved in a class action lawsuit filed by a Pittsburg man who alleges he was charged too much sales tax on a two-for-one coupon deal. $2.61 worth of sales tax triggered this class action lawsuit. That’s a lot of Cheetos and water.Ī woman in New Jersey sued Sears Holding Corp, the parent of K-Mart, because she was charged sales tax on a variety of disposable paper products that New Jersey exempts. He “believes that at least 100 other people have also paid too much in taxes on food purchases from the store,” and is asking for damages of more than $50,000, plus attorneys’ fees. And it may be that some people, aware of sales tax law, see an opportunity to be rewarded damages by the courts.Īn Illinois man has filed a class action lawsuit against Quiktrip Corporation, which he alleges charged him 9 cents too much in sales tax on a purchase of Cheetos and water. No one likes to be robbed, even if the theft only amounts to a nickel or two. It may stem from concerns that businesses are skimming the difference, therefore stealing from customers. It may be a simple matter of civic-mindedness-citizens who don’t want to be taxed unfairly. The motivation for such lawsuits is hard to gauge. Periodically, businesses that have collected too much sales tax find themselves in court. Who sues over pennies? More than one person, as it turns out. Most people just pay it, grumbling only when considering the sales tax tacked on to big ticket items, like sofa-beds, cars, and candles at Whole Foods.Īnd then there are the people who sue over sales tax. If they prefer black files, snow and rain to sales tax, so be it. Some people may even move to Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, or Oregon because they dislike sales tax so much. Does anyone like to pay sales tax? Probably not.
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