“Don’t Tax the Charmin”
At least in Pennsylvania. According to this Associated Press report in last week's Philadelphia Inquirer:
“A western Pennsylvania woman won $100 plus court costs after she sued Kmart for twice collecting sales tax on a nontaxable necessity: toilet paper.
“Mary Bach, of Murrysville, said Kmart offered to settle the case out of court before a Thursday hearing at which a Monroeville district judge sided with her. But the settlement required her to sign a confidentiality agreement, which would have defeated the purpose of her suit, Bach said.
“’I want consumers as they shop during the important holiday to be aware of what is and what isn’t taxable,’ Bach said after the verdict. “I would lose my ability to spread that message if I were gagged.”
Thank you, Mary Bach!
HT: Jeff Dircksen for blogging the story at the National Taxpayers Union’s Government Bytes.