ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - Overstock.com is facing a class action lawsuit in St. Louis that alleges it charges a higher sales tax than is allowed.
Kathryn Schott's lawsuit filed March 17 in St. Louis County Circuit Court says Overstock is exceeding the 4.225% Missouri sales tax when it ships Missouri residents from an out-of-state facility.
"Despite clear Missouri law to the contrary, Overstock.com has charged in the past, and on information and belief continues to charge, excess 'tax' on sales of their products through remote sales channels, including Overstock.com’s internet website, to Missouri purchasers that are shipped from an out-of-state facility to a Missouri delivery address," the lawsuit says.
Overstock.com removed the case to federal court on May 22. Schott is represented by Orlowsky Law and Goffstein Law.