Timothy Mathews of the law firm Chimicles and Tikellis discusses the case of Ardon v. City of Los Angeles, in which the plaintiff is challenging an illegally collected telephone tax in the California courts.
Related material:
"California Supreme Court OKs Class-Action Tax Refund Claims, Siding with Tax Foundation Brief" by Joseph Henchman and Laura Lieberman (7/25/11)
Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact No. 234, "Permitting Class Refund Actions Protects California Taxpayers Against Illegal Taxes: Ardon v. City of Los Angeles" (7/1/2010) by Joseph Henchman and Arushi Sharma
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