San Francisco owes online travel companies, including Expedia Inc., Hotwire Inc., and Hotels.com LP, up to $110 million in tax refunds under an appellate ruling that the California Supreme Court declined to review.
Justices Aug. 29 denied the city’s petition to consider an appeals court decision siding with the companies. It marks the second trip to the state Supreme Court over how far cities can reach to collect taxes for rooms booked on digital platforms.
The appellate court affirmed a lower court ruling that the OTCs aren’t operators as defined by San Francisco’s ordinance, and that funds paid in excess ...
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