Woman Sues Over Toilet Paper Tax

[jeffrey]

A woman has sued Kmart for allegedly collecting a 7 percent state sales tax on a nontaxable item: a 12-pack of toilet tissue. Mary Bach alleges a Kmart department store in the Pittsburgh suburb of Monroeville improperly collected the tax on the $3.99 item, charging her $4.27 — or 28 cents too much.

Although most paper goods are taxable under Pennsylvania's sales tax code, toilet tissue is listed as a nontaxable item by the state Department of Revenue...

She is seeking $100 in damages plus court costs for the alleged violation of the state's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. Under the law, plaintiffs can sue for the amount of the damages or $100, whichever is greater, said Bach, of Murrysville... Entire Article

[poundwise]

Good!

[DayByDay]

That's a lot of customers' money down the toilet. Good for her.

[financeman45]

Toilet Paper tax laws can get so complicated

[psaysofavril]

I'm happy someone went to the effort. There are so many instances of things like this that it adds up to a ton of money

[jerminix]

Many people today are doing those things just to earn easy money.