Tax
Mar. 13, 2010
Don't Blame the Retailer, Blame the State
Ross Hyslop and Gary Brucker Jr. of McKenna Long & Aldridge say recent class actions are troubling because they arise from retailers' compliance with sales tax regulations.
By Ross Hyslop and Gary Brucker Jr.
California retailers have increasingly become the target of a new form of consumer class action lawsuits alleging that their sales tax collection practices are deceptive. Although consumer class actions are nothing new in California, these latest lawsuits are particularly problematic because the alleged deception does not arise from the retailers' misconduct; rather, it arises from the retailers' compliance with California's sometimes c...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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