Coupon Sales Tax Rules Create Thorny Compliance Problems

Law360, New York (June 29, 2015, 10:29 AM EDT) -- On June 15, 2015, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, partially granted Whole Foods' motion to dismiss in the case of Wong v. Whole Foods Market Group Inc.[1] In that case, the plaintiff, Chang Wong, sued Whole Foods for allegedly overcollecting sales tax on a purchase for which he used a coupon, leading to a purported overcollection of $1.39. Based on this one instance, Wong's class action complaint accused Whole Foods of consumer fraud, common law fraud and unjust enrichment....

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