Makeup company Sephora USA Inc. is covering an alleged corporate tax remittance blemish with a settlement to end an Indiana Attorney General lawsuit.
Sephora is paying Indiana $159,349 to settle allegations that it violated the Indiana False Claims Act, the state attorney general announced May 8. The company is also paying $225,651 to the whistleblower that initiated the lawsuit, which alleges Sephora made false statements in connection with its failure to collect Indiana’s 7 percent gross retail tax on shipping and handling charges for Internet sales to Indiana consumers.
A 2016 whistleblower compliant alleges the company failed to collect the...