Taxes

Michaels Excessive Use Tax Charges on Sales to Missouri Class Action
When retailers sell their products to Missouri customers remotely—that is, through the Internet, by telephone, or via catalog—and ship them to Missouri from an out-of-state facility, Missouri requires that the retailers charge customers a use tax of 4.225%. The complaint for this class action alleges that Michaels Stores, Inc. charges Missouri customers a significantly higher Read moreTaxes, Consumer

Petco Sales Tax Charged on Pre-Coupon Prices Pennsylvania Class Action
Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. sells food, supplies, and toys for pets. It often uses store or manufacturers’ coupons and rewards discounts or coupons. But the complaint for this Pennsylvania class action alleges that Petco improperly charges sales tax on the full, non-discounted price of the items purchased, instead of on the sale or Read moreTaxes

Uber Eats Sales Tax on Promotional Discounts New York Class Action
Uber Technologies, Inc. operates Uber Eats, a food delivery service that brings consumers dishes from restaurants. Uber Eats offers customers coupons so that they will try its services. The complaint for this class action alleges that Uber Eats charges excessive sales tax on promotions, basing it on the full amount of the bill before the Read moreTaxes

Peloton Subscriptions Unnecessary Sales Tax MA, NY, VA Class Action
Peloton Interactive, Inc. not only sells fitness equipment; it also allows users to stream live and on-demand exercise classes in their own homes. The complaint for this class action alleges that Peloton unlawfully charges sales tax on memberships sold to customers in Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia, even though those kinds of digital goods are Read moreTaxes

Large Retailers No State Tax Due on Face Masks Pennsylvania Class Action
This class action brings suit against a variety of businesses operating in Pennsylvania, including Walmart, Inc. and the Home Depot, Inc. for charging sales tax on face masks. The complaint alleges that masks are exempt at the moment from Pennsylvania state sales tax, and claims that the companies who have been collecting it from consumers Read moreTaxes

Michigan Counties Keep All Proceeds from Tax Sales of Properties Class Action
If a person does not pay the taxes owed on a piece of property, the property itself may be seized and sold to generate money to pay the taxes. What this class action objects to is the practice it alleges against Michigan counties who keep the entire sum generated by the sale, even if it Read moreTaxes

Michigan Keeps Surplus in Tax Sales of Properties Class Action
If a person owns a property and falls behind on the tax payments on it, the property can be seized by the government entity to which the taxes are owed and sold to pay the taxes owed. This class action brings suit against a number of Michigan counties—Huron, Sanilac, St. Clair, Lapeer, and Genesee—alleging that Read moreTaxes

Walmart Sales Tax on Dietary Supplements Pennsylvania Class Action
The complaint for this class action alleges that Walmart charged customers tax on dietary supplements in Pennsylvania, when in fact Pennsylvania does not tax these items. At issue are 5-Hour Energy drinks. Read moreTaxes

Overstock.com Taxes on Sales Delivered to Missouri Customers Class Action
This class action concerns the amount of tax charged to Missouri customers by Overstock.com, Inc. on a purchase made by remote means, where the items purchased are shipped from outside Missouri to an address within Missouri. The complaint alleges that the company charges higher sales tax rates than those set forth by Missouri itself, which Read moreTaxes

US Defense Company Employees in Australia Tax Info Class Action
This class action concerns Americans working in a Joint Defense Facility Pine Gap (JDFPG) in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. The complaint alleges that private tax information was illegally disclosed to their employers, and that the employees were later coerced into agreeing to disclosure of their tax information, to ensure that they were completing their Read moreTaxes