Shaking things up in state and local tax
Shaking things up in state and local tax
By Sahang-Hee Hahn and Pilar Mata
The California Supreme Court held that taxpayers may file a class action lawsuit to claim a refund of local telephone user taxes (TUT) paid to the City of Long Beach. The taxpayer class alleged that the City unlawfully collected the TUT on services that were determined to be nontaxable…
The California Supreme Court held that taxpayers may file a class action claim against a municipal government entity for the refund of the telephone users tax (TUT). Ardon v. City of Los Angeles, Case No. S174507 (Cal. July 25, 2011).
The City of Los Angeles imposes the TUT on customers who use telephone communications…
