Taxpayer Action Draws Significant Amicus Interest
Demonstrating the potential significance and broad implications of the California Supreme Court's deliberations in Loeffler v. Target Corporation, so far a total of nine amicus briefs have been filed on behalf of sixteen entities addressing the issue of whether a taxpayer can directly bring suit against a retailer who allegedly charged a sales tax on transactions that were not taxable. The concerned entities unwilling to wait on the sidelines range from consumer groups and taxpayer advocates to statewide and national retailers, as well as the California Attorney General and the California State Board of Equalization. Some of these had also filed briefs with the Court of Appeal, which barred the taxpayer claim.
