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Temu, Shein hit with class actions demanding tariff refunds
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (644+ words) Online Chinese discount marketplace giants Temu and Shein have each been hit with nationwide class action lawsuits, demanding they repay customers for "windfall profits" they allegedly kept when they increased their prices to account for the price of tariffs imposed…...
Report: Taxpayers to spend $477 billion on tax season
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (765+ words) (The Center Square) - Taxpayers are expected to spend 6. 93 billion hours and more than $477 billion to be in compliance with the 2026 tax filing season, according to a new report released Monday. Tax Day is Wednesday. The National Taxpayers Union Foundation released…...
Op-Ed: When the government loses in court, but keeps charging anyway
1+ week, 1+ day ago (682+ words) Thousands of American businesses are now waiting for refunds on tariffs the courts have already'ruled unlawful. At the same time, many of those same companies are being asked to pay a new round of tariffs " based on a different legal…...
Trump's fall-back tariffs face court scrutiny, skeptical voters
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (313+ words) (The Center Square) " President Donald Trump's new global import taxes are facing mounting backlash from price-conscious voters and legal challenges in a Manhattan trade court that could ultimately return to the U. S. Supreme Court. The U. S. Court of International Trade gave the…...
Judge tells Trump that 'clock is ticking' on costly tariff refunds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (333+ words) (The Center Square) " A judge gave the Trump administration time to build a system to streamline tariff refunds, but pointed out that the "clock is ticking" and U. S. taxpayers will pay the cost of delays. Customs and Border Protection requested 45 days…...