Anheuser-Busch Requests $262,000 Missouri Sales Tax Refund

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. asked the state of Missouri to refund approximately $262,300 in sales and use taxes, arguing that purchases of various goods including marketing materials and livestock feed are tax-exempt under state law.

The brewer argued that memory cards and software it bought qualified for a manufacturer exemption. It also said that marketing items and iPhones it purchased were sent outside Missouri and livestock feed it bought for its farm are exempt under state law.

Marketing materials account for the bulk of the company’s claim, according to documents made public on Aug. 12. Those items include printed promotional ...